California Administrative Code

(a) The term of a license shall be two years. (1) Unless renewed, a license issued by the board shall expire at 12 midnight on the last day of the holder's birth month during an odd year if the licensee was born in an odd year or during an even year, if the licensee was born in a…

Except as otherwise provide in the Code, a license which has expired may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration on filing of an application for renewal, and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If a license is renewed after its expiration, the li…

(a) Every citation, once it has been resolved by payment of the administrative fine and/or compliance with the order of abatement, shall be purged five (5) years from the date of resolution, except for citations referenced in subsection (b). (b) No citation shall be purged if iss…

(a) “Incompetence” is the lack of possession of or the failure to exercise that degree of knowledge, learning, skill, ability, care or experience ordinarily possessed and exercised by a competent licensed professional. (b) “Negligence” is a departure from the standard of care, wh…

(a) Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants shall provide notice to their patients or clients that they are licensed and regulated by the California Board of Occupational Therapy, as specified in (b) and (c) below. (b) Except for employees exempt by their empl…

(a) When considering the denial of an application for certification as an engineer-in-training or a land surveyor-in-training, for licensure as a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor, or for authority to use the title “structural engineer” or “geotechnical engine…

(a) Appropriate supervision of an occupational therapy assistant includes, at a minimum: (1) The weekly review of the occupational therapy plan and implementation and periodic onsite review by the supervising occupational therapist. The weekly review shall encompass all aspects o…

(a) The primary function of an aide in an occupational therapy setting is to perform routine tasks related to occupational therapy services. Non-client related tasks may be delegated to an aide when the supervising occupational therapy practitioner has determined that the person …

For violations of Business and Professions Code sections 6775 and/or 8780 which result in an order issued in accordance with Chapters 4.5 and 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code against a professional engineering and/or a professional land surveying licens…

(a) The following shall be excluded from the peer review requirement: (1) Any of a firm's engagements subject to inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board as part of its inspection program. (2) Firms, which as their highest level of work, perform only preparatio…

(a) In order to furnish or order drugs or dangerous devices pursuant to Section 3640.5 of the Code or prescribe drugs or dangerous devices pursuant to Section 3640.7 of the Code, a licensee shall first obtain a furnishing number from the Board by submitting written evidence to th…

(a) The engineering branches and title authorities described in Section 404, herein, overlap and some activities are common to two or more engineering branches and title authorities. The minimum number of years of qualifying experience in such overlapping engineering branches and…

The following fees are established: (a) The application fee for a doctor of naturopathic medicine license shall be six hundred dollars ($600). (b) The initial license fee shall be one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200), prorated according to the applicant's birth month and the…

(a) Where citations issued pursuant to Section 4242 of this article include an assessment of an administrative fine, the fine shall be from $250 to $5,000. (b) The Executive Officer of the Board or Board's designee shall consider the factors specified in Section 4248 when determi…

The following factors shall be considered when determining the amount of an administrative fine: (a) The good or bad faith exhibited by the cited person. (b) The nature and severity of the violation. (c) Evidence that the violation was willful. (d) History of violations of the sa…

(a) An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall be granted credit towards the experience requirements contained in Sections 8741 and 8742 of the Code, for the following education curriculum: (1) Four (4) years experience credit for graduation from an approved…

For the purpose of Sections 3662 and 3663 of the Code, unprofessional conduct includes: (a) The obtaining of any fee by fraud or misrepresentation. (b) The aiding or abetting of any unlicensed person to practice naturopathic medicine. (c) The aiding or abetting of a licensed pers…

(a) The provisions under this section apply to those licensed fiduciaries acting in the capacity of a conservator, guardian, or agent under durable power of attorney for health care or for finances. (b) The licensee shall provide the consumer with every reasonable opportunity to …

(a) The licensee shall avoid actual conflicts of interest, and consistent with the licensee's fiduciary duties, shall not engage in any activity where there is the reasonable appearance of a conflict of interest. (b) The licensee shall not engage in any personal, business, or pro…

(a) A licensee is required to file an annual statement that complies with the requirements of Section 4542, within sixty (60) days from the date of issuance of a license as a professional fiduciary. A licensee may be subject to cite or fine or disciplinary action for failure to c…

(a) The provisions under this section apply to those licensed fiduciaries acting in the capacity of a conservator, guardian, or agent under durable power of attorney for health care. (b) The licensee shall be informed and aware, and consider the options and alternatives available…

(a) The provisions under this section apply to those licensed fiduciaries acting in the capacity of a conservator, guardian, or agent under durable power of attorney for health care. (b) The licensee shall protect the personal and pecuniary interests of the consumer. (c) The lice…

For purposes of this Article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Annual statement” means an annual statement that complies with the requirements of Section 4542. (b) “Delinquent” means that a license is expired and subject to the late delinquency fee required i…

(a) Upon application to the Bureau pursuant to Section 4574, an eligible licensee, as described in Section 4573, may have their license placed in a retired status. Placement in a retired status shall occur on the first day of the next renewal period. (b) The holder of a retired l…

Reports issued by Testing Laboratories shall be prepared by or under the supervision of a licensed civil, electrical, or mechanical engineer, as appropriate, and signed or sealed by him/her whenever such reports go beyond the tabulation of test data (composition of material, brea…

Nothing in Section 56 permits a licensee either (1) to accept any fee or commission which would violate the requirement that a licensee be independent in the performance of services in accordance with professional standards (Section 65) or (2) to concurrently engage in the practi…

For purposes of Sections 56, 56.1, and 56.2 of the Board's regulations the following definitions apply: (a) “Licensee” means a Certified Public Accountant, Public Accountant, or firm licensed by the Board of Accountancy, including a firm with nonlicensee owners, that is engaged i…

(a) For purposes of denial, suspension, or revocation of a license pursuant to Section 141, Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475) of the Code, or Sections 6980.71(b), 6980.73(a), 6980.74(a)(4), 7510.1(d), 7564.1(c)(3), 7583.21. or 7591.10(a) of the Code, a crime, professiona…

(a) When considering the denial, suspension, revocation or reinstatement of a license for which application has been made under Chapter 8.5, 11, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5 or 11.6 of the Code on the ground that the applicant, licensee, or petitioner has been convicted of a crime, the burea…

(a) A licensee shall not: (1) Perform for a contingent fee any professional services for, or receive such a fee from, a client for whom the licensee or the licensee's firm performs: (A) an audit or review of a financial statement; or (B) a compilation of a financial statement whe…

(a) At the time an application is filed, an applicant shall possess all qualifications required by applicable sections of Chapters 11.3, 11.5 and 11.6 of the Code or by these regulations. (b) A year's experience shall consist of not less than 2,000 hours of actual compensated wor…

Any use of a firearm by a holder of a Firearms Qualification Card which is in violation of law or in knowing violation of the standards for carrying and usage of firearms as taught in the course of training in the carrying and use of firearms may be grounds for suspension or revo…

For purposes of this article, “registered employee” means any person who is required by the Bureau's regulations to be registered with the Bureau or who is required to complete courses of training in powers to arrest and in the carrying and use of firearms as a condition of becom…

A licensee, after demand by or on behalf of a client, for books, records or other data, whether in written or machine sensible form, that are the client's records shall not retain such records. Unpaid fees do not constitute justification for retention of client records. Although,…

(a) Working papers are the licensee's records of the procedures applied, the tests performed, the information obtained and the pertinent conclusions reached in an audit, review, compilation, tax, special report or other engagement. They include, but are not limited to, audit of o…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the restrictions prescribed by Sections 13406 and 13407 of the Corporations Code shall be clearly set forth on each share certificate and in corporate by-laws, or the corporate by-laws and the share certificates of an accountancy corporat…

(a) An Authorization to Test (ATT) is issued by the Board to permit the applicant to test for specified sections of the computer-based Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination. An ATT for a specified section or sections of the exam shall go into effect (be open) on the dat…

(a) An application for an Authorization to Test (ATT) for the computer-based Uniform CPA Examination pursuant to Section 8.1 must be complete including the candidate's name, application date, date of birth, address, telephone number, summary of education, the appropriate fees pur…

(a) For purposes of this division, “battery energy storage system” means one or more devices, assembled together, capable of storing energy in order to supply electrical energy at a future time. (b) For the purposes of this division, “Board” means the Contractors State License Bo…

(a) The license application form prescribed by the Registrar shall seek from each member of the personnel of the applicant the following information: (1) A record of the previous experience in the field of construction of the member of applicant's personnel who will qualify for t…

(a) Every applicant for a contractor's license must have had, within the last 10 years immediately preceding the filing of the application, not less than four years experience as a journeyman, foreman, supervising employee or contractor in the particular class within which the ap…

(a) Effective September 30, 2021, in addition to the experience requirements in California Code of Regulations, title 16, section 825 and other requirements for licensure in the Business and Professions Code, an applicant for a C-47 - general manufactured housing contractor licen…

(a) The Board shall inform, in writing, an applicant for registration as home improvement salesperson within 30 days of receipt whether the application is deficient and what specific information is required or whether the registration has been issued. (b) When an application is r…

For purposes of Section 7059, work in other classifications is “incidental and supplemental” to the work for which a specialty contractor is licensed if that work is essential to accomplish the work in which the contractor is classified. A specialty contractor may use subcontract…

An insulation and acoustical contractor installs any insulating media and preformed architectural acoustical materials for the purpose of temperature and/or sound control.

A cabinet, millwork and finish carpentry contractor makes cabinets, cases, sashes, doors, trims, nonbearing partitions and other items of “finish carpentry” by cutting, surfacing, joining, gluing and fabricating wood or other products to provide a functional surface. This contrac…

A communication and low voltage contractor installs, services and maintains all types of communication and low voltage systems which are energy limited and do not exceed 91 volts. These systems include, but are not limited to telephone systems, sound systems, cable television sys…

A concrete contractor forms, pours, places, finishes and installs specified mass, pavement, flat and other concrete work; and places and sets screeds for pavements or flatwork. This class shall not include contractors whose sole contracting business is the application of plaster …

An elevator contractor fabricates, erects, installs and repairs elevators, including sheave beams, motors, sheaves, cable and wire rope, guides, cab, counterweights, doors (including sidewalk elevator doors), automatic and manual controls, signal systems, and all other devices an…

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…