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11902.5
. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, on an
interim basis, may refuse to issue or may suspend a license issued
under this chapter when the applicant or licensee has been convicted
of a crime involving moral turpitude which is substantially related
to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the licensed activity,
if an appeal of the conviction is pending or the conviction has
otherwise not become final. A conviction after a plea of nolo
contendere is a conviction within the meaning of this section.
(b) If a conviction, upon which an interim refusal to issue or
suspension under subdivision (a) is based, is affirmed on appeal or
otherwise becomes final, the refusal to issue or suspension shall
automatically take effect as a denial or revocation, as the case may
be, of the license. If the interim refusal to issue or suspension was
stayed under probationary terms and conditions, the subsequent
automatic denial or revocation shall also be stayed under the same
terms and conditions for a term not to exceed the original term of
probation for the interim refusal or suspension.
(c) If a conviction, upon which an interim refusal to issue or
suspension under subdivision (a) is based, is reversed on appeal, the
refusal or suspension shall be set aside immediately by the
department.