Section 13372 Of Article 3. Suspension And Revocation By Department From California Vehicle Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The department shall refuse to issue or renew, or shall
suspend or revoke an ambulance driver certificate if any of the
following apply to the applicant or certificate holder:
(1) Is required to register as a sex offender under Section 290 of
the Penal Code for any offense involving force, violence, threat, or
intimidation.
(2) Habitually or excessively uses or is addicted to narcotics or
dangerous drugs.
(3) Is on parole or probation for any felony, theft, or any crime
involving force, violence, threat, or intimidation.
(b) The department may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or
revoke an ambulance driver certificate if any of the following apply
to the applicant or certificate holder:
(1) Has been convicted within seven years of any offense
punishable as a felony or has been convicted during that period of
any theft.
(2) Has committed any act involving moral turpitude, including
fraud or intentional dishonesty for personal gain, within seven
years.
(3) Habitually and excessively uses intoxicating beverages.
(4) Has been convicted within seven years of any offense relating
to the use, sale, possession, or transportation of narcotics or
addictive or dangerous drugs, or of any misdemeanor involving force,
violence, threat, or intimidation.
(5) Is on probation to the department for a cause involving the
unsafe operation of a motor vehicle.
(6) Within three years has had his or her driver's license
suspended or revoked by the department for a cause involving the
unsafe operation of a motor vehicle, or, within the same period, has
been convicted of any of the following:
(A) Failing to stop and render aid in an accident involving injury
or death.
(B) Driving-under-the-influence of intoxicating liquor, any drug,
or under the combined influence of intoxicating liquor and any drug.
(C) Reckless driving, or reckless driving involving bodily injury.
(7) Has knowingly made a false statement or failed to disclose a
material fact in his or her application.
(8) Has been involved as a driver in any motor vehicle accident
causing death or bodily injury or in three or more motor vehicle
accidents within one year.
(9) Does not meet minimum medical standards specified in this code
or in regulations adopted pursuant to this code.
(10) Has demonstrated irrational behavior or incurred a physical
disability to the extent that a reasonable and prudent person would
have reasonable cause to believe that the ability to perform the
duties normally expected of an ambulance driver may be impaired.
(11) Has violated any provision of this code or any rule or
regulation adopted by the Commissioner of the California Highway
Patrol relating to the operation of emergency ambulances within one
year.
(12) Has committed any act that warrants dismissal, as provided in
Section 13373.
(c) (1) Reapplication following refusal or revocation under
subdivision (a) or (b) may be made after a period of not less than
one year after the effective date of the refusal or revocation,
except in cases where a longer period of refusal, suspension, or
revocation is required by law.
(2) Reapplication following refusal or revocation under
subdivision (a) or (b) may be made if a felony or misdemeanor
conviction supporting the refusal or revocation is reversed or
dismissed. A termination of probation and dismissal of charges under
Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code or a dismissal of charges under
Section 1203.4a of the Penal Code is not a dismissal for purposes of
this section.