(1) When the Bureau is
considering denying a license under Section
480
of the Business and Professions Code on the ground that the applicant has been
convicted of a crime, the Bureau shall consider whether the applicant made a showing
of rehabilitation, if the applicant has completed the criminal sentence at issue
without a violation of parole or probation. In making this determination, the Bureau
shall consider the following criteria:
(A) The
nature and gravity of the crime(s);
(B)
The length(s) of the applicable parole or probation period(s);
(C) The extent to which the applicable parole or
probation period was shortened or lengthened, and the reason(s) the period was
modified;
(D) The terms or conditions of
parole or probation and the extent to which they bear on the applicant's
rehabilitation;
(E) The extent to which
the terms or conditions of parole or probation were modified, and the reason(s) for
modification;
(F) The effect of the
passage of time since the most recent conviction or offense;
(G) Restitution to any person who has suffered
monetary losses through "substantially related" acts or omissions of the
applicant;
(H) Judicial relief from the
consequences of criminal convictions resulting from immoral or antisocial acts
including, but not limited to, Release from Probation (PC
1203.4), Certificate
of Rehabilitation (PC 4852.01), finding of factual innocence (PC 841.8, 851.85),
Diversion (completed), or other comparable orders of a court, including federal
courts;
(I) Successful completion or
early discharge from probation or parole;
(J) Abstinence from the use of controlled
substances or alcohol for not less than two years if the crime or offense is
attributable in part to the use of controlled substances or alcohol;
(K) Payment of any fine or other monetary penalty
imposed in connection with a criminal conviction or quasi-criminal
judgment;
(L) Stability of family life
and fulfillment of parental and familial responsibilities subsequent to the
conviction or offense;
(M) Completion
of, or sustained enrollment in, formal education or vocational training courses for
economic self-improvement;
(N) Discharge
of, or bona fide efforts toward discharging, adjudicated debts or monetary
obligations to others;
(O) Correction of
business practices resulting in injury to others or with the potential to cause such
injury;
(P) Significant or conscientious
involvement in community, church or privately-sponsored programs designed to provide
social benefits or to ameliorate social problems;
(Q) New and different social and business
relationships from those which existed at the time of the crime or offense;
and
(R) Change in attitude from that
which existed at the time of the crime or offense as evidenced by any or all of the
following:
(i) Testimony of applicant or licensed
appraiser;
(ii) Evidence from family
members, friends or other persons familiar with applicant's previous conduct and
with his or her subsequent attitudes and behavioral patterns;
(iii) Evidence from probation or parole officers
or law enforcement officials competent to testify as to applicant's social
adjustments; or
(iv) Evidence from
psychiatrists or other persons competent to testify with regard to psychiatric or
emotional disturbances.
(2) If the applicant has not completed the
criminal sentence at issue without a violation of parole or probation, the bureau
determines that the applicant did not make the showing of rehabilitation based on
the criteria in subdivision (a)(1), or the denial is based on professional
misconduct, the bureau shall apply the following criteria in evaluating an
applicant's rehabilitation:
(A) The nature and
gravity of the act(s), professional misconduct, or crimes(s) under consideration as
grounds for denial;
(B) Evidence of any
act(s), professional misconduct, or crime(s) committed subsequent to the act(s),
professional misconduct, or crime(s) under consideration as grounds for
denial;
(C) The number of years that has
elapsed since the commission of the act(s), professional misconduct, or crime(s)
under consideration as grounds for denial;
(D) Whether the applicant has complied with any
terms of parole, probation, restitution, or any other sanctions lawfully imposed
against the applicant;
(E) Evidence, if
any, of rehabilitation submitted by the applicant; and
(F) The criteria in subdivision (a)(1)(A) through
(R), as applicable.