Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

All boards or other regulatory entities within the department’s jurisdiction that the department determines to be health-related may adopt regulations to require licensees to display their licenses or registrations in the locality in which they are treating patients, and to infor…

Members of boards in the department shall take an oath of office as provided in the Constitution and the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 829.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, each member of a board, commission, examining committee, or other similarly constituted agency within the department shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of that member’s successor or until one year shall have…

The appointing authority has power to remove from office at any time any member of any board appointed by the appointing authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Nothing in this section shall be con…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Governor may remove from office a member of a board or other licensing entity in the department if it is shown that such member has knowledge of the specific questions to be asked on the licensing entity’s next examination and direc…

Pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, each board may appoint a person exempt from civil service, who shall be designated as an executive officer unless the licensing act of the particular board designates the person as a registrar…

If any board in the department uses an official seal pursuant to any provision of this code, the seal shall contain the words “State of California” and “Department of Consumer Affairs” in addition to the title of the board, and shall be in a form approved by the director. (Amende…

Each of the boards comprising the department exists as a separate unit, and has the functions of setting standards, holding meetings, and setting dates thereof, preparing and conducting examinations, passing upon applicants, conducting investigations of violations of laws under i…

In any investigation, proceeding, or hearing that any board, commission, or officer in the department is empowered to institute, conduct, or hold, any witness appearing at the investigation, proceeding, or hearing whether upon a subpoena or voluntarily, may be paid the sum of twe…

(a) The decisions of any of the boards comprising the department with respect to setting standards, conducting examinations, passing candidates, and revoking licenses, are not subject to review by the director, but are final within the limits provided by this code which are appli…

The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, funds, appropriations, land and other property—real or personal—now or hereafter held for the benefit or use of all of the bodies, offices or officers comprising the depa…

Unless otherwise expressly provided, any board may, with the approval of the appointing power, appoint qualified persons, who shall be designated as commissioners on examination, to give the whole or any portion of any examination. A commissioner on examination need not be a memb…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, no agency in the department, with the exception of the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, shall be required to compile, publish, sell, or otherwise distribute a directory. When an agency deems it necessary to com…

Upon recommendation of the director, officers, and employees of the department, and the officers, members, and employees of the boards, committees, and commissions comprising it or subject to its jurisdiction may confer, in this state or elsewhere, with officers or employees of t…

For the purpose of applying this part, the following terms, unless otherwise expressly indicated, shall mean and have the following definitions: (a) “Affiliate” means any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another entity. (b) “Appraisal” means…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any licensee or registrant of any board, commission, or bureau within the department whose license expired while the licensee or registrant was on active duty as a member of the California National Guard or the United States A…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, every board, as defined in Section 22, within the department shall waive the renewal fees, continuing education requirements, and other renewal requirements as determined by the board, if any are applicable, for a licensee or registrant called t…

(a) Each board shall inquire in every application for licensure if the individual applying for licensure is serving in, or has previously served in, the military. (b) If a board’s governing law authorizes veterans to apply military experience and training towards licensure requir…

The provisions of Section 114 of this code are also applicable to a licensee or registrant whose license or registration was obtained while in the armed services. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1577.)

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Applicant” means a servicemember or a spouse of a servicemember. (2) “Board” means an entity described in Section 101. (3) “Professional license” means an individual professional license and does not include …

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, on and after July 1, 2016, a board within the department shall expedite, and may assist, the initial licensure process for an applicant who supplies satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant has served as an active duty member of the…

(a) A board within the department shall expedite the licensure process and waive the licensure application fee and the initial or original license fee charged by the board for an applicant who meets both of the following requirements: (1) Supplies evidence satisfactory to the boa…

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (j), a board within the department shall, after appropriate investigation, issue a temporary license to practice a profession or vocation to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in subdivisions (c) and (d). (2) Revenues from …

The Department of Consumer Affairs shall compile information on military and spouse licensure into an annual report for the Legislature, which shall be submitted in conformance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. The report shall include all of the following for each licens…

The department and each board within the department shall publish information pertinent to all licensing options available to military spouses on the home page of the internet website of the department or board, as applicable, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) The…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Common interest development” means a residential development identified in Section 4100 of the Civil Code. (b) “Association” has the same meaning as defined in Section 4080 of the Civil Code. (c) “Financial servi…

(a) “Common interest development manager” means an individual who for compensation, or in expectation of compensation, provides or contracts to provide management or financial services, or represents himself or herself to act in the capacity of providing management or financial s…

(a) The director may audit and review, upon the director’s own initiative, or upon the request of a consumer or licensee, inquiries and complaints regarding licensees, dismissals of disciplinary cases, the opening, conduct, or closure of investigations, informal conferences, and …

(a) The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with a board in the department shall not, unless the board has consented in writing to such withdrawal, deprive the board of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding against the applicant for th…

Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Displays or causes or permits to be displayed or has in the person’s possession either of the following: (1) A canceled, revoked, suspended, or fraudulently altered license. (2) A fictitious license or any d…

(a) Subdivision (a) of Section 119 shall not apply to a surviving spouse having in the surviving spouse’s possession or displaying a deceased spouse’s canceled certified public accountant certificate or canceled public accountant certificate that has been canceled by official act…

The definitions in this chapter apply to this division only and do not affect the provisions of any other division. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)

“Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 246, Sec. 1.)

“Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 44. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)

“State Sealer” means the chief of the division of the department charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this division. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)

Whenever any provision of this division makes reference to the National Bureau of Standards, that reference shall be construed to include the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1047, Sec. 1.)

“County Sealer” means any sealer appointed by a county. A county may in its discretion refer to its sealer as the county director of weights and measures. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 254.)

“Sealer,” when used without qualification, includes the State Sealer, county sealers and their deputies and inspectors. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 286.)

“Sell,” in any of its variant forms, includes barter, exchange, trade, rent, lease, keep for sale, offer for sale, or expose for sale, in any of their variant forms. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 156, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)

“Distribute,” in any of its variant forms, includes keep for distribution, offer for distribution, or expose for distribution, in any of their variant forms. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 527.)

“Use,” in any of its variant forms includes keep for use in any of its variant forms. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)

“Person” includes person, firm, corporation or association. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)

Wherever in this division the terms “copies” or “standards” or “copies of the standard weights and measures” are used, such terms shall refer to the original standards in the possession of the department or to true and accurate copies derived therefrom. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch.…

“Container” means any receptacle or carton, whether lidded or unlidded, into which a commodity is packed or placed, or any wrappings with or into which any commodity is wrapped or put for sale. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1384.)

“Pallet” means any portable platform upon which containers or material is placed to facilitate handling. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 344.)

The secretary may exercise any power conferred upon the department or upon the State Sealer by this division through the State Sealer or otherwise. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 661, Sec. 18. (SB 1576) Effective January 1, 2013.)