Can a license be revoked on the grounds that the license holder has been convicted of a crime?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Ryan-Lanigan v. Bureau of Real Estate, 165 Cal.Rptr.3d 582, 222 Cal.App.4th 72 (Cal. App. 2013):

⁴ Section 490 states a board may revoke a license "on the ground that the licensee has been convicted of a crime, if the crime is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession for which the license was issued," and "conviction within the meaning of this section means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere ...." ( 490, subds. (a), (c).)

⁵ People v. West (1970) 3 Cal.3d 595, 91 Cal.Rptr. 385, 477 P.2d 409.

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