2005 California Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 7491-7493 Article 5. Denial of License

7491.  The board may refuse to issue a license under this part:
   (a) If the application therefor is filed by an applicant who
formerly held any license under this part which, prior to the time of
filing the application, has been revoked for cause by the board; or
   (b) If the board determines that the application therefor is not
filed in good faith or made by the real person in interest.
7492.  Before the refusal, the board shall grant the applicant a
hearing and shall give him or her at least 10 days' written notice of
the time and place thereof.
7493.  The notice shall be addressed to the applicant at his or her
address as it appears in the records of the board, and shall be given
in the manner prescribed in Section 7671 for giving notice of a
deficiency determination.