SECTIONS 13500-13505 - California Statutes

INSURANCE CODE

SECTION 13500-13505

13500. The commissioner may deny, temporarily or permanently, the
privilege of appearing or practicing before the department in any way
to any person, other than an attorney acting in that capacity, who
is found by the commissioner, after notice of and opportunity for
hearing, to be subject to any of the following:
(a) The person does not possess the requisite qualifications to
represent others.
(b) The person is lacking in character or integrity or has engaged
in unethical or improper professional conduct.
(c) The person has willfully violated, or willfully aided and
abetted the violation of any provision of this code, or the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

13501. Any person whose license to practice as an accountant,
actuary, or other expert has been revoked or suspended in any state,
territory, district, commonwealth, or possession, or any person who
has been convicted of a felony, or of a misdemeanor involving moral
turpitude, shall be forthwith suspended from appearing or practicing
before the commissioner. A suspension, revocation, or conviction
within the meaning of this article shall be deemed to have occurred
when the suspending, revoking, or convicting agency or tribunal
enters its judgment or order, regardless of whether appeal is pending
or could be taken, and includes a judgment or order on a plea of
nolo contendere.

13502. (a) An application for reinstatement of a person permanently
suspended or disqualified under Section 13500 may be made at any
time, and the applicant may, in the commissioner's discretion, be
afforded a hearing. However, the suspension or disqualification shall
continue unless and until the applicant has been reinstated by the
commissioner for good cause shown.
(b) Any person suspended under Section 13501 shall be reinstated
by the commissioner, upon appropriate application, if all the grounds
for application of the provisions of Section 13501 are subsequently
removed by a reversal of the conviction or termination of the
suspension or revocation. An application for reinstatement on any
other grounds by any person suspended under Section 13501 may be
filed at any time and the applicant shall be afforded an opportunity
for a hearing in the matter. However, the suspension shall continue
unless and until the applicant has been reinstated by the
commissioner for good cause shown.

13503. Any person appearing or practicing before the commissioner
who has been the subject of an order, judgment, decree, or finding
relevant to Section 13501 shall promptly file with the commissioner a
copy thereof, together with any related opinion or statement of the
agency or tribunal involved. Failure to make this filing shall not
impair the operation of any other provision of this article.

13504. Any proceeding brought under any section of this article
shall not preclude a proceeding under any other section.

13505. All hearings held under this article shall be closed to the
public, unless the commissioner on his or her own motion, or at the
request of a party, otherwise directs.