BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 460-462

460.  No city or county shall prohibit a person, authorized by one
of the agencies in the Department of Consumer Affairs by a license,
certificate, or other such means to engage in a particular business,
from engaging in that business, occupation, or profession or any
portion thereof.  Nothing in this section shall prohibit any city or
county or city and county from levying a business license tax solely
for revenue purposes nor any city or county from levying a license
tax solely for the purpose of covering the cost of regulation.

461.  No public agency, state or local, shall, on an initial
application form for any license, certificate or registration, ask
for or require the applicant to reveal a record of arrest that did
not result in a conviction or a plea of nolo contendere.  A violation
of this section is a misdemeanor.
   This section shall apply in the case of any license, certificate
or registration provided for by any law of this state or local
government, including, but not limited to, this code, the
Corporations Code, the Education Code, and the Insurance Code.

462.  (a) Any of the boards, bureaus, commissions, or programs
within the department may establish, by regulation, a system for an
inactive category of licensure for persons who are not actively
engaged in the practice of their profession or vocation.
   (b) The regulation shall contain the following provisions:
   (1) The holder of an inactive license issued pursuant to this
section shall not engage in any activity for which a license is
required.
   (2) An inactive license issued pursuant to this section shall be
renewed during the same time period in which an active license is
renewed.  The holder of an inactive license need not comply with any
continuing education requirement for renewal of an active license.
   (3) The renewal fee for a license in an active status shall apply
also for a renewal of a license in an inactive status, unless a
lesser renewal fee is specified by the board.
   (4) In order for the holder of an inactive license issued pursuant
to this section to restore his or her license to an active status,
the holder of an inactive license shall comply with all the
following:
   (A) Pay the renewal fee.
   (B) If the board requires completion of continuing education for
renewal of an active license, complete continuing education
equivalent to that required for renewal of an active license, unless
a different requirement is specified by the board.
   (c) This section shall not apply to any healing arts board as
specified in Section 701.