California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 17 - California State Board of Pharmacy
Article 8 - Prohibitions and Discipline
Section 1760 - Disciplinary Guidelines
In reaching a decision on a disciplinary action under the Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code section 11400 et seq.) the board shall consider the disciplinary guidelines entitled "Disciplinary Guidelines" (Rev. 2/2017), which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Deviation from these guidelines and orders, including the standard terms of probation, is appropriate where the board, in its sole discretion, determines that the facts of the particular case warrant such a deviation--the presence of mitigating factors; the age of the case; evidentiary problems.
1. New section
filed 7-1-97; operative 7-1-97 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(d)
(Register 97, No. 27). For prior history, see Register 83, No.
13.
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 10-3-2001; operative
11-2-2001 (Register 2001, No. 40).
3. Change without regulatory
effect adding article 8 heading filed 9-11-2002 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2002, No. 37).
4. Repealer and new article
heading filed 9-7-2005; operative 10-7-2005 (Register 2005, No.
36).
5. Amendment of first paragraph filed 4-27-2009; operative
5-27-2009 (Register 2009, No. 18).
6. Amendment of "Disciplinary
Guidelines" (incorporated by reference) and amendment of section and NOTE filed
1-17-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No.
3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 315, 315.2, 315.4 and 4005, Business and Professions Code; and Section 11400.20, Government Code. Reference: Sections 315, 315.2, 315.4 and 4300- 4313, Business and Professions Code; and Sections 11400.20 and 11425.50(e), Government Code.