California Business and Professions Code

§ 2966

BPC § 2966 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 6.6 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, if a licensee or registrant is incarcerated due to conviction of a felony, regardless of whether the conviction has been appealed, their license or registration is automatically suspended during the period of incarceration.

(b)The board shall, immediately upon receipt of a certified copy of the licensee’s or registrant’s conviction, determine whether their license or registration has been automatically suspended due to incarceration, and notify the licensee or registrant of the suspension and of their right to a hearing on any board order of discipline or denial, as described in subdivision (e).

(c)Unless the conviction is for an offense specified in subdivision (d), the board shall hold a hearing to determine if the felony conviction is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a licensee or registrant. At the discretion of the board, the hearing shall be held by an administrative law judge sitting alone or with a panel of the board. The record of the proceedings resulting in the conviction, including a transcript of the testimony, shall be received in evidence.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 787, Sec. 42. (SB 775) Effective January 1, 2026.