CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 646Introduced by Assembly Member Low(Coauthor: Senator Roth)February 12, 2021 An act to add Section 493.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 646, as introduced, Low. Department of Consumer Affairs: boards: expunged convictions.Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is composed of various boards, and authorizes a board to suspend or revoke a license on the ground that the licensee has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession for which the license was issued. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California and requires the board to post certain historical information on current and former licensees, including felony and certain misdemeanor convictions. Existing law also requires the Medical Board of California, upon receipt of a certified copy of an expungement order from a current or former licensee, to post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.This bill would require a board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, within 90 days of receiving an expungement order for the underlying offense from the person, if the person reapplies for licensure or is relicensed, to post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on the boards internet website. The bill would require the board, on receiving an expungement order, if the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, to remove within the same period the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions. The bill would require a person in either case to pay a $50 fee to the board, unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the cost of administering the bills provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 493.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:493.5. (a) A board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, upon receiving from the person a certified copy of an expungement order granted pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code for the underlying offense, shall, within 90 days of receiving the expungement order, unless it is otherwise prohibited by law, or by other terms or conditions, do either of the following:(1) If the person reapplies for licensure or has been relicensed, post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.(2) If the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, remove the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions.(b) A person described in subdivision (a) shall pay to the board a fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50), unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the administrative cost, ensuring that the amount does not exceed the reasonable cost of administering this section. The fee shall be deposited by the board into the appropriate fund and shall be available only upon appropriation by the Legislature.(c) For purposes of this section, board means an entity listed in Section 101.(d) If any provision in this section conflicts with Section 2027, Section 2027 shall prevail.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 646Introduced by Assembly Member Low(Coauthor: Senator Roth)February 12, 2021 An act to add Section 493.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 646, as introduced, Low. Department of Consumer Affairs: boards: expunged convictions.Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is composed of various boards, and authorizes a board to suspend or revoke a license on the ground that the licensee has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession for which the license was issued. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California and requires the board to post certain historical information on current and former licensees, including felony and certain misdemeanor convictions. Existing law also requires the Medical Board of California, upon receipt of a certified copy of an expungement order from a current or former licensee, to post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.This bill would require a board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, within 90 days of receiving an expungement order for the underlying offense from the person, if the person reapplies for licensure or is relicensed, to post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on the boards internet website. The bill would require the board, on receiving an expungement order, if the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, to remove within the same period the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions. The bill would require a person in either case to pay a $50 fee to the board, unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the cost of administering the bills provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 646
Introduced by Assembly Member Low(Coauthor: Senator Roth)February 12, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Low(Coauthor: Senator Roth)
February 12, 2021
An act to add Section 493.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 646, as introduced, Low. Department of Consumer Affairs: boards: expunged convictions.
Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is composed of various boards, and authorizes a board to suspend or revoke a license on the ground that the licensee has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession for which the license was issued. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California and requires the board to post certain historical information on current and former licensees, including felony and certain misdemeanor convictions. Existing law also requires the Medical Board of California, upon receipt of a certified copy of an expungement order from a current or former licensee, to post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.This bill would require a board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, within 90 days of receiving an expungement order for the underlying offense from the person, if the person reapplies for licensure or is relicensed, to post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on the boards internet website. The bill would require the board, on receiving an expungement order, if the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, to remove within the same period the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions. The bill would require a person in either case to pay a $50 fee to the board, unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the cost of administering the bills provisions.
Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is composed of various boards, and authorizes a board to suspend or revoke a license on the ground that the licensee has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession for which the license was issued. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California and requires the board to post certain historical information on current and former licensees, including felony and certain misdemeanor convictions. Existing law also requires the Medical Board of California, upon receipt of a certified copy of an expungement order from a current or former licensee, to post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.
This bill would require a board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, within 90 days of receiving an expungement order for the underlying offense from the person, if the person reapplies for licensure or is relicensed, to post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on the boards internet website. The bill would require the board, on receiving an expungement order, if the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, to remove within the same period the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions. The bill would require a person in either case to pay a $50 fee to the board, unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the cost of administering the bills provisions.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 493.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:493.5. (a) A board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, upon receiving from the person a certified copy of an expungement order granted pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code for the underlying offense, shall, within 90 days of receiving the expungement order, unless it is otherwise prohibited by law, or by other terms or conditions, do either of the following:(1) If the person reapplies for licensure or has been relicensed, post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.(2) If the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, remove the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions.(b) A person described in subdivision (a) shall pay to the board a fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50), unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the administrative cost, ensuring that the amount does not exceed the reasonable cost of administering this section. The fee shall be deposited by the board into the appropriate fund and shall be available only upon appropriation by the Legislature.(c) For purposes of this section, board means an entity listed in Section 101.(d) If any provision in this section conflicts with Section 2027, Section 2027 shall prevail.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 493.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:493.5. (a) A board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, upon receiving from the person a certified copy of an expungement order granted pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code for the underlying offense, shall, within 90 days of receiving the expungement order, unless it is otherwise prohibited by law, or by other terms or conditions, do either of the following:(1) If the person reapplies for licensure or has been relicensed, post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.(2) If the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, remove the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions.(b) A person described in subdivision (a) shall pay to the board a fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50), unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the administrative cost, ensuring that the amount does not exceed the reasonable cost of administering this section. The fee shall be deposited by the board into the appropriate fund and shall be available only upon appropriation by the Legislature.(c) For purposes of this section, board means an entity listed in Section 101.(d) If any provision in this section conflicts with Section 2027, Section 2027 shall prevail.
SECTION 1. Section 493.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
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493.5. (a) A board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, upon receiving from the person a certified copy of an expungement order granted pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code for the underlying offense, shall, within 90 days of receiving the expungement order, unless it is otherwise prohibited by law, or by other terms or conditions, do either of the following:(1) If the person reapplies for licensure or has been relicensed, post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.(2) If the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, remove the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions.(b) A person described in subdivision (a) shall pay to the board a fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50), unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the administrative cost, ensuring that the amount does not exceed the reasonable cost of administering this section. The fee shall be deposited by the board into the appropriate fund and shall be available only upon appropriation by the Legislature.(c) For purposes of this section, board means an entity listed in Section 101.(d) If any provision in this section conflicts with Section 2027, Section 2027 shall prevail.
493.5. (a) A board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, upon receiving from the person a certified copy of an expungement order granted pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code for the underlying offense, shall, within 90 days of receiving the expungement order, unless it is otherwise prohibited by law, or by other terms or conditions, do either of the following:(1) If the person reapplies for licensure or has been relicensed, post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.(2) If the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, remove the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions.(b) A person described in subdivision (a) shall pay to the board a fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50), unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the administrative cost, ensuring that the amount does not exceed the reasonable cost of administering this section. The fee shall be deposited by the board into the appropriate fund and shall be available only upon appropriation by the Legislature.(c) For purposes of this section, board means an entity listed in Section 101.(d) If any provision in this section conflicts with Section 2027, Section 2027 shall prevail.
493.5. (a) A board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, upon receiving from the person a certified copy of an expungement order granted pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code for the underlying offense, shall, within 90 days of receiving the expungement order, unless it is otherwise prohibited by law, or by other terms or conditions, do either of the following:(1) If the person reapplies for licensure or has been relicensed, post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.(2) If the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, remove the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions.(b) A person described in subdivision (a) shall pay to the board a fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50), unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the administrative cost, ensuring that the amount does not exceed the reasonable cost of administering this section. The fee shall be deposited by the board into the appropriate fund and shall be available only upon appropriation by the Legislature.(c) For purposes of this section, board means an entity listed in Section 101.(d) If any provision in this section conflicts with Section 2027, Section 2027 shall prevail.
493.5. (a) A board within the department that has posted on its internet website that a persons license was revoked because the person was convicted of a crime, upon receiving from the person a certified copy of an expungement order granted pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code for the underlying offense, shall, within 90 days of receiving the expungement order, unless it is otherwise prohibited by law, or by other terms or conditions, do either of the following:
(1) If the person reapplies for licensure or has been relicensed, post notification of the expungement order and the date thereof on its internet website.
(2) If the person is not currently licensed and does not reapply for licensure, remove the initial posting on its internet website that the persons license was revoked and information previously posted regarding arrests, charges, and convictions.
(b) A person described in subdivision (a) shall pay to the board a fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50), unless another amount is determined by the board to be necessary to cover the administrative cost, ensuring that the amount does not exceed the reasonable cost of administering this section. The fee shall be deposited by the board into the appropriate fund and shall be available only upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(c) For purposes of this section, board means an entity listed in Section 101.
(d) If any provision in this section conflicts with Section 2027, Section 2027 shall prevail.