Kersten v. Dental Board of Cal. CA3
Business and Professions Code section 494.5 requires that a state governmental licensing entity refuse to renew a license and suspend a license if a licensee’s name is included on the Franchise Tax Board’s (FTB) semiannual certified list of the 500 largest tax delinquencies (Top 500 list) unless the licensing entity has received a release from FTB. (§ 494.5, subds. (a), (b)(1), (f)(1).)
Petitioner Timothy A. Kersten’s name appeared on FTB’s certified Top 500 list in October 2013. Kersten failed to obtain a release, and respondent California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) refused to renew his driver’s license, and respondent California Dental Board (Dental Board) suspended his dental license pursuant to section 494.5. Although Kersten’s name did not appear on FTB’s April 2014 Top 500 list or any subsequent list, respondents did not reinstate or renew his licenses because Kersten failed to obtain a release from FTB.
Kersten, in pro. per., filed a petition for writ of
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