Case library / Convictions, and the duty to report one
A reckless driving conviction, charged six times
In short
Both registrations revoked, revocations stayed, five years of probation
$2,578Three causes on the MFT registration, then the same three repeated on the counselor registration.
Two registrations, and every cause pleaded twice.
What happened
A reckless driving conviction in August 2024.
Charged under §490 and §4982(a) for the conviction, under §4982(c) for the substance use, and under a third cause for failing to report the conviction to the Board within 30 days.
She also held a registration as an associate professional clinical counselor. The same three causes were repeated against that registration under the parallel provisions of §4999.90.
What it was charged as
The conviction.
Substance use.
Failure to report the conviction within 30 days.
The identical grounds, applied to the APCC registration.
The outcome
Both registrations revoked, revocations stayed, five years of probation.
OAH No. 2025060012
$2,578ordered in cost recovery under B&P §125.3What the rule actually says
Holding two BBS registrations does not halve your exposure, it doubles it. Every cause is pleaded twice, the probation runs on both, and §4982.25(b) separately makes BBS discipline on one of your licenses unprofessional conduct as to the other.
Discussion
Analysis, not part of the decision
A single reckless driving conviction produced three causes on the associate MFT registration: the conviction itself under §490 and §4982(a), the substance use under §4982(c), and the failure to report the conviction within 30 days. Then the same three causes were repeated against her associate professional clinical counselor registration under the parallel provisions of §4999.90. One conviction, six causes.
Holding two BBS registrations does not spread your risk; it doubles it. Every cause is pleaded twice, probation runs on both, and §4982.25(b) separately makes BBS discipline on one of your licenses unprofessional conduct as to the other. The dual registration that looked like career flexibility is a multiplier on a single bad night.
The reporting count is the avoidable one, and it is the count that recurs most often across this library. Thirty days, in writing, whether or not you think the Board already knows.
Where insurance reaches, and where it does not
Confirm whether your policy covers you for each license you hold or only for the profession named on the declarations page. Several therapist policies exclude practice outside the named profession outright, which for a dual LMFT/LPCC registrant is a live question rather than a technicality.
What would have changed it
- The reportable event is the conviction, not the arrest, and the clock is 30 days from it.
- If you hold a second registration, notify both. There is no shared record between the two files even though they sit at the same board.
Questions
For a law and ethics seminar, or for yourself
- Map the six causes against the two registrations. Which are genuinely independent and which are the same conduct charged twice?
- Weigh the professional benefits of holding both an AMFT and an APCC registration against the exposure this case illustrates.
- What is the reporting deadline, what form does the report take, and what should it contain?
Source. This write-up is drawn from the signed public decision in the case number above. Names, cities and employers have been removed — why. To pull the original, open the Board's quarterly newsletter archive, find the issue covering February 12, 2026, and match the case number in the Formal Disciplinary Actions section. Not legal advice.
