Case library / Convictions, including the ones with nothing to do with therapy
A reckless driving conviction, charged six times
In short
A reckless driving conviction, charged six times?
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.
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.
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.
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.
