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The petition package presented by the Deputy Attorney General included jurisdictional documents, the petitioner’s written petition and supporting material, prior petition and decision records, and multiple criminal court records. The package showed an initial license issued in 2011 on a five-year probationary basis that followed a stipulation listing prior convictions, an accusation and petition to revoke probation in 2013, and a subsequent revocation entered by default. The deputy attorney general noted outstanding cost recovery in the earlier disciplinary matter in the amount of $3,730 and identified several post-discipline criminal convictions and related court files included in the exhibits.

Under oath, Esert described a history of substance use disorders and said his most recent arrest-related incidents dated from earlier years but were resolved in 2024 through work release and payment of fines. He gave a sobriety date of July 1, 2022, and said he had attended 12-step meetings daily since then, served as a sponsor and sponsors others, and participates in community service through the Kiwanis Club. Esert told the board he receives a once-monthly injectable medication for opioid dependence (identified in the hearing as a monthly buprenorphine injection commonly marketed as BRIXADI) and that he is employed by and part owner of a family pest-control business (described in the record as Stop and Go / Stop Pest Control and related family companies). He said he had completed court-ordered NA/AA meetings required by his sentencing and that he has begun the process to seek expungement with public defender assistance.

Board members questioned Esert about the timing and nature of his prior convictions and post-release community supervision violations, his employment role (he testified he currently holds about 10% ownership and manages aspects of the family company), his continuing recovery practices and medication, and whether he would repay outstanding disciplinary costs if reinstated. Esert affirmed he would pay the prior cost recovery and said he would comply with probation terms if the board reinstated his license with probationary conditions.

The hearing concluded with no final vote. Judge Bennett closed the record and submitted the case for deliberation; the board announced it would consider the matter in closed session and issue a decision by mailed notice at a later date.

Provenance: The board’s introduction of the petition for Aaron J. Esert appears in the record when the Administrative Law Judge opened the matter (transcript: \"We are here today to review petition for reinstatement of Aaron j Esert\") and the hearing concluded with the judge stating the record was closed and the case submitted (transcript: \"That concludes the petition hearing in this matter. The record is closed. The case is submitted\").","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Structural Pest Control Board meeting - March 12, 2025 1 of 2","oneSentenceSummary","A petition hearing for reinstatement of Aaron J. Esert’s applicator license (license no. 52425) was held remotely on March 12, 2025. Esert testified about opioid addiction, treatment and recovery supports and asked the Structural Pest Control Board to reinstate his license; the board took the matter under submission and made no decision at the hearing.","taxTitle","Respiratory Care Board of California, Boards and Commissions, Executive, California","taxId",76751,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6635406,"Dawn Charette seeks reinstatement of operator license after 2005 fumigation death; board takes matter under submission",5484,4037000,9521000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2638392-d46a14312baebaa74633b45c80ea0cbe&start=4037&end=9521","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2638392-d46a14312baebaa74633b45c80ea0cbe/thumbnail_4037000.jpg","/articles/6635406/California/Dawn-Charette-seeks-reinstatement-of-operator-license-after-2005-fumigation-death-board-takes-matter-under-submission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635406-b828bff5c044d7f73f935ce5732d2685/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156651&Signature=iyxw1ANuz-SrzklyT3Mx5DwnRg78HMP2wgrVqO3Ol0TI~KFPCVDhftBQ6NDZZhy6Sg0sNEqrxt-ebI1COEKk5UvqX3iVQsvMFCiKc3xe7NnGVznN4ESQbyWarmql7MRMGDxntp3edUxA8Mn3bgcft-Zy7HNDfGcr0MM1YyTgLH0xLRTFaq7PQPDXvf1t1AevMUCBGboPgIpLpWvYkAvDkNy2R-h~s4x2lqxE7BvAtaTHvHRkTn-VYi9hkxuqLJZph5hRaMOTOqLCCnXjSESsOXxPPaSrXEF8cdfPWYMAovbjA7yEpBjy7AeAFtQ3dTDD~PRXZoimnGiFqJ4140nFPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A petition hearing for reinstatement of operator Dawn Charette’s license was held remotely on March 12, 2025, before Administrative Law Judge Wilbert Bennett and the Structural Pest Control Board. Deputy Attorney General Stephanie Lee presented the board’s petition package, which the board admitted into evidence. The hearing covered the 2005 fumigation incident that resulted in the death of a resident, related disciplinary proceedings and court litigation, Charette’s rehabilitation activities and changes in company operations. The record was closed and the matter was submitted for deliberation; the board issued no decision at the hearing.

The deputy attorney general summarized the agency’s record: Charette’s operator license and the company license for D & S (referred to in the record as DNS Termite Control) were subject to an accusation beginning in 2006 that led to findings about inadequate prefumigation preparation and related violations after a March 2005 fumigation of a 30-unit condominium complex using Vikane (sulfuryl fluoride). The board’s original decision placed the company on three years’ probation, suspended operations for a period, revoked certain licenses and ordered cost recovery in the amount of $100,000. Superior court review affirmed most factual findings; remand and subsequent proceedings adjusted penalties and left the company on probation while modifying some sanctions. Charette has filed multiple prior petitions for reinstatement that were denied; the transcript and exhibits document prior writ litigation and subsequent board rulings.

Charette testified under oath that she has been in the pest-control industry since childhood, took over family operations after her father’s death, and now owns approximately 68 percent of DNS. She said the company closed its fumigation (branch 1) department in January 2023, sold fumigation equipment and now subcontracts fumigation services to licensed branch‑1 companies. Charette told the board she does not intend to resume in-house fumigations and that her request focuses on reinstatement of an operator license for branch 3 work (termite/structural services) so she can oversee branch 3 as the current qualifying manager, Michael Saunders, nears retirement.

Charette described counseling and a period of therapy following the 2005 incident, said she has participated in many industry training courses over the years (she presented a file of certificates, which she said contains roughly a hundred entries accumulated over time), and described community service such as school and PTA involvement and charitable food distributions. She acknowledged that her prior decisions at the time of the 2005 fumigation were mistakes, expressed responsibility for failures in project preparation and said she now limits her operational duties to administrative oversight and relies on qualified managers (named in the record as Michael Saunders and Alan Iniguez) to perform licensed field work. She told the board she would accept probationary conditions and supervisory requirements if the board chose to reinstate her license.

Board members and the deputy attorney general questioned Charette about the underlying facts of the 2005 incident, the company’s continued operations and branch restructuring, the decision to close the fumigation department, subcontracting practices for branch 1 work, documentation of continuing education, and plans to replace the retiring branch‑3 qualifying manager. Charette testified that the company has 19 employees, that she supervises administrative functions (payroll, HR and education compliance) and that she uses two branch‑1 subcontractors vetted informally by inquiries to the Department of Agriculture.

Judge Bennett closed the record and submitted the case to the board for closed‑session deliberation. The board did not issue a decision at the hearing; a written decision will be mailed to the parties.

Provenance: The hearing opened for Dawn Charette at the judge’s announcement of the next petition matter (transcript: \"We will resume at approximately 10:50. To review the petition for reinstatement of Dawn Marie Charrette. This matter is being heard before the Structural Pest Control Board...\") and concluded when the judge closed the record and submitted the case (transcript: \"This concludes the petition hearing in this matter. The record is closed. The case is submitted\").","Dawn Charette, majority owner of D & S (DNS) Termite Control, testified at a March 12, 2025 hearing about her rehabilitation, business changes and plans to manage branch 3 work after a longtime operator retires. The hearing concerned a 2005 fumigation incident that resulted in a death and multiple prior disciplinary proceedings; the board closed","actionData","errors"]

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Petitioner Aaron J. Esert describes recovery and asks board to reinstate applicator license; decision deferred

Dawn Charette seeks reinstatement of operator license after 2005 fumigation death; board takes matter under submission