§ 2963. — 2963. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 787, Sec. 34.)

A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of a psychologist, psychological associate, psychological testing technician, research psychoanalyst, or student research psychoanalyst is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order the license or registration suspended or revoked, or may decline to issue a license or registration 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 Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing the person to withdraw their
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.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 787, Sec. 34. (SB 775) Effective January 1, 2026.