{"code":"INS","codeName":"Insurance Code","section":"1669","citation":"Ins. Code, § 1669","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE [100. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1"},{"name":"PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE [680. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Production Agencies [1621. - 1758.993.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 6. License Qualifications [1666. - 1672.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-5/article-6"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 13.   (SB 1255)   Effective January 1, 2021.","effective":"2021-01-01","html":"<p>The commissioner may, without hearing, deny an application if the applicant has done one or more of the following:</p><p>(a) (1) Been convicted of a felony.</p><p>(2) Been convicted of a misdemeanor specified by this code or by other laws regulating insurance.</p><p>(3) A judgment, plea, or verdict of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this subdivision.</p><p>(b) Had a previous application for a professional, occupational, or vocational license denied for cause by a licensing authority, within five years of the date of the filing of the application to be acted upon, on grounds that should preclude the granting of a license by the commissioner under this chapter.</p><p>(c) Had a previously issued professional, occupational, or vocational license suspended or revoked for cause by a licensing authority, within five years of the date of the filing of the application to be acted upon, on grounds that should preclude the granting of a license by the commissioner under this chapter.</p><p>If the commissioner issues an order based on a plea that does not at any time result in a judgment of conviction, the commissioner shall vacate the order upon petition by the applicant.</p>","text":"The commissioner may, without hearing, deny an application if the applicant has done one or more of the following: (a) (1) Been convicted of a felony. (2) Been convicted of a misdemeanor specified by this code or by other laws regulating insurance. (3) A judgment, plea, or verdict of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this subdivision. (b) Had a previous application for a professional, occupational, or vocational license denied for cause by a licensing authority, within five years of the date of the filing of the application to be acted upon, on grounds that should preclude the granting of a license by the commissioner under this chapter. (c) Had a previously issued professional, occupational, or vocational license suspended or revoked for cause by a licensing authority, within five years of the date of the filing of the application to be acted upon, on grounds that should preclude the granting of a license by the commissioner under this chapter. If the commissioner issues an order based on a plea that does not at any time result in a judgment of conviction, the commissioner shall vacate the order upon petition by the applicant.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/license-qualifications-1669","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}