California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.6 - Vehicle Industry and Business Enterprises › Section 225.18 - Cause for Refusal to Enter into a Contract and/or Issue a Permit

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The failure of
				  an applicant to establish its honesty, integrity, good character and reputation
				  to the satisfaction of the department is good cause for the department to
				  refuse to enter into a first-line business partner or first-line service
				  provider BPA contract with and/or permit with such applicant.
(b) The failure of an applicant to establish
				  the honesty, integrity, good character and reputation of any of its owners or
				  employees to the satisfaction of the department is good cause for the
				  department to refuse to enter into a first-line business partner and/or
				  first-line service provider BPA contract with and/or permit with such
				  applicant.
(c) The information
				  provided on a Statement of Personal History Pre-Implementation Screening
				  Process Business Partner Automation Program Privacy Statement and Instructions
				  to Applicant form, REG 4019 (Rev. 11/2002), the message(s) from DOJ in response
				  to a fingerprint check and/or other information obtained by the department may
				  be the basis for approval or disapproval of a business partner, business
				  partner owner(s) or employee(s) in meeting the standards stated in Vehicle Code
				  Section
				  1685(b)(2)(B)
				  to participate in the BPA.
(d)
				  There is good cause for the department to refuse to enter into a BPA contract
				  and/or permit with a business partner applicant if the applicant, one of its
				  owners or employees:
(1) Has been convicted
				  of a felony or a crime, or committed an act or engaged in conduct involving
				  moral turpitude that is substantially related to the function of a BPA business
				  partner.
(2) Is or has been the
				  holder of an occupational license issued by the department that has been
				  suspended or revoked.
(3) Is or has
				  been a managerial employee of an occupational licensee licensed by the
				  department that has been suspended or revoked.
(4) Is or has been a commercial requestor or
				  one of its owners that has been suspended or revoked.
(5) Has failed to comply with Article 3.6,
				  Business Partner Automation (BPA) Program regulations.
(6) Has used a false name, made any false
				  statement, or concealed any material fact in any BPA application or statement
				  of personal history.
(7) Has
				  displayed, caused or permitted a sign, mark or advertisement, or used a "Doing
				  Business As" (DBA) in violation of Vehicle Code section
				  25.
(8) Has permitted or engaged in fraudulent
				  practices or acts, with reference to clients, members of the public or the
				  department.
(9) Has committed or
				  was responsible for any other act, occurrence, or event in California or any
				  foreign jurisdiction that provides cause for refusal to issue a
				  permit.
(10) Has failed to comply
				  with Vehicle Code section
				  1685;
				  Division 5, (commencing with Section
				  11100) of the Vehicle Code, has
				  violated Article 3, commencing with Section
				  1800, Chapter 1, Division 2 of the
				  Vehicle Code or any regulation adopted under these statutes.
(11) Was a departmental employee dismissed by
				  the department for cause related to honesty, integrity, good character and
				  reputation of the person dismissed by the department within the last ten
				  years.