California
Vehicle Code VC 13370 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Certificate.13370.
(a) The department shall ( )1 refuse to issue
or shall revoke a schoolbus,, school pupil activity
bus, general public paratransit vehicle, or youth bus driver certificate, or a
certificate for a vehicle used for the transportation of developmentally disabled
persons if any of the following causes apply to the applicant or certificate holder:
- Has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in Section 44010 of the Education
Code.
- Has been convicted, within ( )2 two
years, of an offense specified in Section 11361.5 of the Health and Safety
Code.
- Has failed to meet prescribed training requirements for certificate
issuance.
- Has failed to meet prescribed testing requirements for certificate
issuance.
- Has been convicted of a violent felony listed in subdivision
(c) of Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, or a serious felony listed in subdivision
(c) of Section 1192.7 of the Penal Code. This paragraph shall not be applied to
revoke a license that was valid on January 1, 2005, unless the certificate holder
is convicted for an offense that is committed on or after that date.
(b)
The department may ( )3 refuse to issue or renew,
or may suspend or revoke a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, general
public paratransit vehicle, or youth bus driver certificate, or a certificate
for a vehicle used for the transportation of developmentally disabled persons
if any of the following causes apply to the applicant or certificate holder:
- Has been convicted of a crime specified in Section 44424 of the Education
Code within ( )4 seven years. This paragraph
does not apply if denial is mandatory.
- Has committed an act involving
moral turpitude.
- Has been convicted of an offense, not specified in this
section and other than a sex offense, that is punishable as a felony, within (
)4 seven years.
- Has been dismissed
as a driver for a cause relating to pupil transportation safety.
- Has been
convicted, within within ( )4 seven years,
of an offense relating to the use, sale, possession, or transportation of narcotics,
habit-forming drugs, or dangerous drugs, except as provided in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (a).
(c) (1) Reapplication following ( )5 refusal
or revocation under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (a) or (b) may be
made after a period of not less than one year ( )6 after
the effective date of ( )5 refusal or revocation. (2)
Reapplication following ( )5 refusal or
revocation under paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) may be made after a period of
not less than 45 days ( )6 after the date
of the applicant's third testing failure. (3) An applicant or holder of
a certificate may reapply for a certificate whenever a felony or misdemeanor conviction
is reversed or dismissed. A termination of probation and dismissal of charges
pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code or a dismissal of charges pursuant
to Section 1203.4a of the Penal Code is not a dismissal for purposes of this section. Amended
Sec. 59, Ch. 877, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
Amended Sec. 37,
Ch. 594, Stats. 2003. Effective January 1, 2004.
Amended Sec. 27, Ch. 615,
Stats. 2004. Effective January 1, 2005.
Amended Sec. 2, Ch. 66, Stats. 2005.
Effective January 1, 2006.
The 2005 amendment added the italicized material,
and at the point(s) indicated, deleted the following: - “deny”
- “the
two years preceding the application date”
- “deny, suspend,”
- “the
seven years preceding the application date”
- “denial”
- “from”
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