ARNESON v. FOX

Docket No. L.A. 31259.

28 Cal.3d 440 (1980)

621 P.2d 817

170 Cal. Rptr. 778

RICHARD WENDELL ARNESON, JR., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DAVID H. FOX, as Real Estate Commissioner, etc., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

December 1, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Seltzer Caplan Wilkins & McMahon, Jeffrey L. Mason and Dennis J. Wickham for Plaintiff and Appellant.

George Deukmejian, Attorney General, Arthur C. de Goede, Assistant Attorney General, and Edmond B. Mamer, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

RICHARDSON, J.

What are the administrative consequences to a real estate licensee who is convicted of a felony following his plea of nolo contendere? We will conclude that a conviction following such a plea may serve as the basis for administrative discipline, so long as the underlying offense bears a substantial relationship to the qualifications, functions or duties of the licensed business or profession.

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