- DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS
- CHAPTER 7.7. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
- Article 5. Denial, Suspension and Revocation
A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea
of nolo contendere made to a charge of a felony or of any offense
which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or
duties of the business or profession to which the license was issued
is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this chapter. The
committee may order the license suspended or revoked, or shall
decline to issue a license when the time for appeal has elapsed, or
the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal or when an
order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of
sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of
Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such person to withdraw his
plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside
the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information or
indictment.
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