1. (a) Except as otherwise provided, if an individual is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code, or the equivalent in another state or territory, or military or federal law, the Board shall:

   1. (1) Deny an application by the individual for licensure, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
   2. (2) Promptly revoke the license of the individual, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and shall not stay the revocation nor place the license on probation.
   3. (3) Deny any petition to reinstate or reissue the individual's license.

2. (b) This section shall not apply to any of the following:

   1. (1) An individual who has been relieved under Section 290.5 of the Penal Code of the individual's duty to register as a sex offender, or whose duty to register has otherwise been formally terminated under California law or the law of the jurisdiction that required registration.
   2. (2) An individual who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code solely because of a misdemeanor conviction under Section 314 of the Penal Code, provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the Board from exercising its discretion to discipline a licensee under any other provision of state law based upon the licensee's conviction under Section 314 of the Penal Code.
   3. (3) Any administrative proceeding that is fully adjudicated prior to October 1, 2015, the effective date of this section. A petition for reinstatement of a revoked or surrendered license shall be considered a new proceeding for purposes of this paragraph, and the prohibition in subsection (a) against reinstating a license shall govern.

Note: Authority cited: Section 4933, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 480, 726, 4928.1, 4955, 4956 and 4960, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New section filed 6-2-2015; operative 10-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 23).

2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 4-22-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 16).