§ 3454. Restoration of licenses after conviction of a felony. If a
person convicted of a felony or crime deemed to be a felony is
subsequently pardoned by the governor of the state where such conviction
was had or by the president of the United States, or shall receive a
certificate of relief from disabilities or a certificate of good conduct
pursuant to article twenty-three of the correction law to remove the
disability under this section because of such conviction, the
commissioner may, in his discretion, on application of such person, and
on the submission to him of satisfactory evidence, restore to such
person the right to practice in this state.