California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §6980.45: The bureau, upon receipt of a criminal offense record or record of a subsequent arrest from the Department of Justice, shall make an immediate determination of fitness for registration of applicants f

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What this law says, in plain English

A licensing bureau must promptly decide whether applicants are eligible for registration based on criminal records from the Department of Justice, and deny applications from those deemed unfit.

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The bureau, upon receipt of a criminal offense record or record of a subsequent arrest from the Department of Justice, shall make an immediate determination of fitness for registration of applicants for registration, when information contained in the records of the Department of Justice makes such a determination possible. Applications for registration of those determined to be unfit shall be immediately denied.

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