California Business and Professions Code 10186.2 – (a) (1) A licensee shall report any of the following to the …
(a) (1) A licensee shall report any of the following to the department:
(A) The bringing of a criminal complaint, information, or indictment charging a felony against the licensee.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 10186.2
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Licensee: means any person authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.8
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
(B) The conviction of the licensee, including any verdict of guilty, or plea of guilty or no contest, of any felony or misdemeanor.
(C) Any disciplinary action taken by another licensing entity or authority of this state or of another state or an agency of the federal government.
(2) The report required by this subdivision shall be made in writing within 30 days of the date of the bringing of the indictment or the charging of a felony, the conviction, or the disciplinary action.
(b) Failure to make a report required by this section shall constitute a cause for discipline.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 285, Sec. 48. (AB 2884) Effective January 1, 2019.)