The appellant plead no contest to the disturbing the peace charge, whereas the remaining five counts were all dismissed. The Bureau filed an “accusation” initiating disciplinary proceedings to suspend or revoke the appellant and the alarm company’s license pursuant to former §490 of the California Business and Professions Code which, at the time, read “a board may suspend or revoke a license on the ground that the licensee has been convicted of a crime, if the crime is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession for which the license was issued. A conviction within the meaning of this section means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of no contest.
The appellant claimed he was not convicted, but he entered a plea of no contest. The appellant further alleged that he disturbed the neighborhood yelling for the police, which certainly was not a criminal act. In a letter to the Bureau the appellant stated that the charge was for a “verbal” disturbance and did not affect his business status. A disciplinary committee found, “clear and convincing evidence exists to initiate proceedings to suspend or revoke the alarm company operator license and the appellant’s alarm company qualified manager certificate.”