Section 18050 Of Article 2. Applications And Renewals From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 2.
18050
. (a) Every applicant for an occupational license shall make
application to the department for a license containing a general
distinguishing number.
(b) The applicant shall submit all information as may be
reasonably required by the department in carrying out the provisions
of this chapter, including, but not limited to, proof of successful
completion within the previous six months of the appropriate
department examination and proof of his or her status as a bona fide
manufacturer, distributor, dealer, dealer branch, or salesperson.
(c) The applicant shall submit an application to the department on
the forms prescribed by the department. The applicant shall provide
the department with information as to the applicant's character,
honesty, integrity, and reputation, as the department may consider
necessary. The department, by regulation, shall prescribe what
information is required of the applicant for the purposes of this
subdivision.
(d) (1) In conjunction with the license application, the applicant
shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and
related information required by the Department of Justice for the
purposes of obtaining information as to the existence and content of
a record of state or federal convictions, and state or federal
arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the
person is free on bail or on his or her recognizance pending trial or
appeal.
(2) Upon receipt of the fingerprint images and related information
described in paragraph (1) from the applicant, the Department of
Justice shall forward to the Federal Bureau of Investigation a
request for federal summary criminal history information.
(3) Upon receipt of federal summary criminal history information
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice
shall review that information and compile and disseminate a response
to the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to
paragraph (1) of subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(4) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall
request subsequent arrest notification service from the Department of
Justice, as provided under Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for
the applicant.
(5) The Department of Justice shall charge a fee sufficient to
cover the cost of processing the requests described in this
subdivision.
(e) Upon receipt of a complete application for a license that is
accompanied by the appropriate fee, the department shall, within 120
days, make a thorough investigation of the information contained in
the application.