Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

(a) It is unlawful for any person or other legal entity to make any deceptive, false, or misleading statement by any means whatever regarding quality, quantity, performance, price, discount, or saving used in the sale or selling of any commodity regulated pursuant to this chapter…

(a) Every applicant for a license under this chapter shall file an application with the board accompanied by the application fee prescribed by this chapter. Every application shall also be accompanied by the applicable examination fee prescribed by this chapter. (b) The applicati…

(a) A registrant or an applicant for licensure as a clinical social worker shall pass the following two examinations as prescribed by the board: (1) A California law and ethics examination. (2) A clinical examination. (b) Upon registration with the board, an associate clinical so…

(a) An applicant who had previously taken and passed the standard written examination but had not passed the clinical vignette examination shall also obtain a passing score on the clinical examination in order to be eligible for licensure. (b) An applicant who had previously fail…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 4992.07, an applicant and registrant shall obtain a passing score on a board-administered California law and ethics examination in order to qualify for licensure. (b) A registrant shall participate in a board-administered Calif…

(a) Only individuals who have the qualifications prescribed by the board under this chapter are eligible to take an examination under this chapter. (b) Every applicant who is issued a clinical social worker license shall be examined by the board. (c) Notwithstanding any other pro…

A licensed clinical social worker who owns a business using a fictitious business name shall not use a name that is false, misleading, or deceptive, and shall inform the patient, prior to the commencement of treatment, of the name and license designation of the owner or owners of…

“Advertising,” as used in this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, any public communication as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 651, the issuance of any card, sign, or device to any person, or the causing, permitting, or allowing of any sign or marking on, or in, any b…

The board may deny a license or a registration, or may suspend or revoke the license or registration of a licensee or registrant if the licensee or registrant has been guilty of unprofessional conduct. Unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) The…

(a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for clinical social work licensure or registration as an associate clinical social worker, as defined in Sections 4996, 4996.9, and 4996.18, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history backgrou…

The board shall revoke any license issued under this chapter upon a decision made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, that contains any finding of fact that the license…

The board may refuse to issue any registration or license whenever it appears that an applicant may be unable to practice his or her profession safely due to mental illness or chemical dependency. The procedures set forth in Article 12.5 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1…

The board may deny an application, or may suspend or revoke a license or registration issued under this chapter, for any of the following: (a) Denial of licensure, revocation, suspension, restriction, or any other disciplinary action imposed by another state or territory of the U…

The proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein. (Add…

Examinations may be held at those times and places as the board may determine. However, one examination shall be held during each calendar year. The board may make arrangements with organizations furnishing examination materials as it may deem desirable. (Amended by Stats. 1987, …

Every person who willfully makes any false statement or who impersonates any other person or permits or aids any other person to impersonate him or her in connection with any application or examination is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 820, Sec. 1.)

A licensee or registrant shall give written notice to the board of a name change, giving both the old and new names. The written notice shall be submitted to the board within 30 days of the issuance of a new government-issued photographic identification. The licensee or registran…

(a) A licensed clinical social worker shall retain a client’s or patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the date therapy is terminated. If the client or patient is a minor, the client’s or patient’s health service records shall be retained for a minimu…

(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Structural Pest Control Board, which consists of seven members. (b) Subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the director by Division 1 (commencing with Section 100), the board is vested with the power to and shall administer…

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Structural Pest Control Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of th…

(a) The Structural Pest Control Board is hereby transferred from the jurisdiction of the Department of Pesticide Regulation and placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs. (b) The registrar of the board under the jurisdiction of the Department of Pesticid…

The board is composed of seven members, three of whom shall be, and shall have been for a period of not less than five years preceding the date of their appointment, operators licensed under this chapter actively engaged in the business of pest control and who are residents of th…

(a) Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years, subject to removal by the appointing power at his or her pleasure. (b) Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing power for the unexpired term. (c) Each member shall hold office until the appointment of his or…

The board shall organize and elect a president who shall serve for one year. The board shall meet annually during the month of October. Special meetings may be called at any time by the president or by any three members of the board, upon notice for such time and in such manner a…

Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, for the performance of any duty, or the exercise of any power or authority of the board. A vacancy on the board shall not impair the power of the remaining members to perform all duties and exerc…

(a) The board, subject to the approval of the director, may, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce reasonably necessary rules and regulations relating to the prac…

Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1645.)

The board shall adopt and use a seal. The seal shall have the words “Structural Pest Control Board, State of California,” and such other devices as the board may desire, engrossed thereon. The registrar shall have the care and custody of the seal. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1163.…

(a) With the approval of the director, the board shall appoint a registrar, fix the registrar’s compensation, and prescribe the registrar’s duties. (b) The registrar is the executive officer and secretary of the board. (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,…

The registrar, with the approval of the board and of the director, and subject to the State Civil Service Act, may appoint and fix the compensation of such other assistants as may be necessary. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1382, Sec. 11.)

The board, with the approval of the director, may establish the main office of the board, and branch offices of the board in any city of this State. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1163.)

The registrar shall keep a complete record of the board’s actions, and shall maintain at the office of the board a complete index record of all applications for licenses and registrations issued, licenses renewed, and all revocations, cancellations, and suspensions of licenses an…

The board shall prepare minutes of its annual meeting and any special meetings, which shall be permanently maintained at the office of the registrar. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 371.)

Copies of all records and papers in the office of the board, certified by the registrar under the seal of the board shall be received in evidence in all courts of this State in all cases equally and with like effect as the originals of such papers and records. (Repealed and added…

Whenever funds are available for the purpose, the registrar, at the discretion of the board, may publish, or cause to be published, a roster of the individuals licensed and companies registered under the provisions of this chapter. A copy of such roster may be furnished to regist…

Whenever funds are available for the purpose, the registrar, at the direction of the board, may publish and disseminate to individuals licensed and companies registered under this chapter and to public officials and other persons interested in the practice of pest control, such i…

The registrar, and any member of the board, may administer oaths for the purpose of administering this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1163.)

No manufacturer, his or her agents or employees, nor any person who is a consultant of or connected with any manufacturer, shall be appointed to the board. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 238, Sec. 3. (AB 1736) Effective January 1, 2011.)

Every person, firm, partnership, association, trustee, or corporation that owns, leases, or rents and operates a facility that offers any motor vehicle fuel for sale to the public from a fueling facility abutting or adjacent to a street or highway shall accurately update all sign…

Every person, firm, partnership, association, trustee, or corporation that owns, leases, or rents and operates a facility that offers any motor vehicle fuel for sale to the public from the facility abutting or adjacent to a street or highway shall turn off all outdoor lighted adv…

A violation of this article is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 46. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)

(a) It is unlawful for any person to advertise, to engage in, or offer to engage in the business or practice of structural pest control, as defined in Section 8505, unless he or she is licensed under this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an unlicensed person may soli…

It is unlawful for any unlicensed person to perform fumigation with dangerous or lethal fumigating chemicals in any public structure, including rooming houses, or households when used as public structures, hotels, apartment houses, or any part thereof. (Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch…

Except as provided in this chapter, an unlicensed individual in the employ of a registered company shall not apply any pesticides included in Branch 2 or Branch 3. However, an individual may, for 90 days from the date of employment, apply pesticides for the purposes of training u…

It is unlawful for any person to advertise or represent in any manner that any pest control work, in whole or in part, has been done upon any structure, unless the work has been performed by a registered company, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 20…

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by i…