California · Financial Code
FIN §31551.5: (a) For purposes of Section 31551, the commissioner may find: (1) That an applicant or a director or officer of an applicant is not of good character if such person has been convicted of, or has plead
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(a) For purposes of Section 31551, the commissioner may find: (1) That an applicant or a director or officer of an applicant is not of good character if such person has been convicted of, or has pleaded nolo contendere to, a crime involving fraud or dishonesty. (2) That an applicant’s plan to make a major change in the management of a licensee is detrimental to the safety and soundness of the licensee and to the public convenience and advantage if the plan provides for a person who has been convicted of, or has pleaded nolo contendere to, a crime involving fraud or dishonesty to become a director or officer of the licensee. (b) Subdivision (a) shall not be deemed to be the only grounds upon which the commissioner may find, for purposes of Section 31551, that an applicant or a director or officer of an applicant is not of good character or that an applicant’s plan to make a major change in the management of a licensee is detrimental to the safety and soundness of a licensee or to the public convenience and advantage.
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