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INS §15040: The record or conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction as that term is used in this article or in Section 15018 or 15018.

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This statute establishes procedures for using conviction records as evidence and authorizes a commissioner to suspend, revoke, or deny licenses based on convictions, even if the conviction is later dismissed under certain circumstances.

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The record or conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction as that term is used in this article or in Section 15018 or 15018.5. A plea or verdict of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article or of Section 15018 or 15018.5. The commissioner may order the license suspended or revoked, or may decline to issue a license, when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing that person to withdraw their plea of guilty and enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information, or indictment.

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