Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 1031.5

The commission shall not issue or authorize the transfer of any certificate under this article to any person, firm, or corporation or to any officer or director of the firm, corporation, or other entity against whom a final judgment has been entered and whose name has been transmitted to the commission pursuant to Section 3716.4 of the Labor Code, unless that judgment has been satisfied or has been discharged in accordance with the bankruptcy laws of the United States.