Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall investigate any licensee against whom an information or indictment has been filed that alleges a violation of Section 550 of the Penal Code or Section 1871.4 of the Insurance Code, if the district attorney does not otherwise object …

The provisions of Sections 12.5, 23.9, 29.5, 30, 31, 35, 104, 114, 115, 119, 121, 121.5, 125, 125.6, 136, 137, 140, 141, 143, 163.5, 461, 462, 475, 480, 484, 485, 487, 489, 490, 490.5, 491, 494, 495, 496, 498, 499, 510, 511, 512, 701, 702, 703, 704, 710, 716, 730.5, 731, and 851 …

(a) (1) There is in the Business and Consumer Services Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapte…

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Department of Real Estate 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 the pu…

The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 375.)

The commissioner shall have been for five years a real estate broker actively engaged in business as such in California, or shall possess related experience associated with real estate activity in California for five years within the last 10 years. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1…

The commissioner shall receive an annual salary as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to be paid monthly out of the State Treasury upon a warrant of the Controller, and shall be allowed his or her actua…

(a) By January 1, 2027, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall submit a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature that contains, but is not limited to, an update on the status of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners’ license fee struc…

Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of regulatory fees necessary to carry out the responsibilities required by the Chiropractic Initiative Act and this chapter are, unless a lower fee is adopted by the board by regulation, fixed in the following schedule: (a) Fee to apply f…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall require a licensee to provide a separate disclosure that includes the licensee’s probation status, the length of the probation, the probation end date, all practice restrictions placed on the licensee by the boa…

The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this part and of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2. The commissioner has full power to regulate and control the issuance and revocation, both temporary and permanent, of all licenses to be issued under the provisi…

The commissioner shall employ deputies, clerks, and employees as needed to discharge in the proper manner the duties imposed upon the commissioner by law. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 786, Sec. 5. (SB 774) Effective January 1, 2026.)

(a) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for any employee, prospective employee, contractor, subcontractor, or volu…

After qualifying as such neither the commissioner nor any of the deputies, clerks, or employees of the department shall be interested in any mineral, oil, or gas business, mineral, oil, or gas brokerage firm, real estate company or any real estate brokerage firm, as director, sto…

Deputies, clerks and employees shall perform such duties as the commissioner shall assign to them. Subject to the powers of the State Personnel Board and the Director of Finance, the commissioner shall fix the compensation of such deputies, clerks and employees, which compensatio…

Each deputy shall, after his appointment, take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and file the same in the office of the Secretary of State. Each clerk and employee shall take such oaths as may be required by law. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 127.)

The commissioner shall have his principal office in the City of Sacramento, and may establish branch offices in the City and County of San Francisco, the City of Los Angeles and in such other cities as the commissioner may deem necessary, subject to the approval of the Department…

(a) The commissioner shall adopt a seal with the words “Real Estate Commissioner State of California” and any other device as the commissioner may desire engraved thereon, by which the commissioner shall authenticate the proceedings of their office. (b) Copies of all records and …

(a) The Attorney General shall render to the commissioner opinions upon all questions of law relating to the construction or interpretation of this part or Chapter 1 of Part 2 or arising in the administration thereof that may be submitted to him or her by the commissioner. Except…

The commissioner may adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this part and of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 of this division. The rules and regulations shall be adopted, amended, or…

In the event the commissioner employs the services of an agency engaged in the business of furnishing credit reports, such agency shall have been engaged in such business continuously in this State for a period of not less than five years prior to the time of such employment. (Ad…

(a) If, upon inspection, examination, or investigation, the commissioner has cause to believe that a person who does not possess a real estate license is engaged or has engaged in activities for which a real estate license is required, or that a person who does not possess a prep…

(a) Whenever the commissioner believes from evidence satisfactory to him that any person has violated or is about to violate any of the provisions of this part or of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 or any order, license, permit, decision, demand or requirement…

Whenever the commissioner believes from evidence satisfactory to him or her that any real estate licensee has violated or is about to violate, the provisions of Section 10145, the commissioner may bring an action in the name of the people of the State of California, in the superi…

The commissioner may publish or cause to be published at appropriate intervals a directory or list of licensed brokers and salespersons and may publish therewith any matter as the commissioner may deem pertinent to this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2…

The commissioner may periodically issue a bulletin containing matter relating to the department, and to the provisions of this part and of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, and the administration thereof, and may publish the same character of matter in any esta…

(a) (1) The commissioner shall provide information on the internet regarding the status of every license issued by the department in accordance with the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code) and the Inform…

The commissioner may prepare a pamphlet or brochure dealing with disclosures of information in residential real estate transactions. The costs of preparation and distribution may be paid from such moneys as may from time to time be appropriated from the Real Estate Fund for educa…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 10450.6, on or before January 1, 1991, the department, using funds appropriated from the Education and Research Account in the Real Estate Fund, shall develop a booklet to educate and inform consumers on all of the following: (1) Common environmental h…

(a) As existing resources permit, or as private resources are made available, the Homeowners’ Guide to Environmental Hazards prepared pursuant to Section 10084.1, updated pursuant to Sections 13261, 25417, and 25417.1 of the Health and Safety Code, and as required to be updated p…

The commissioner may require that any or all materials used in obtaining advance fee agreements, including but not limited to the contract forms, letters or cards used to solicit prospective sellers, and radio and television advertising be submitted to him or her at least 10 cale…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to claim, demand, charge, receive, collect, or contract for an advance fee (1) for soliciting lenders on behalf of borrowers or performing services for borrowers in connection with loans to be secured directly or collaterally by a lien on r…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful for any licensee who negotiates, attempts to negotiate, arranges, attempts to arrange, or otherwise offers to perform a mortgage loan modification or other form of mortgage loan forbearance for a fee or other co…

(a) If the commissioner determines through an investigation that (1) a person has engaged or is engaging in an activity which is a violation of a provision of this part, other than a provision of Article 8 (commencing with Section 10249) of Chapter 3, or which is a violation of a…

(a) In addition to acting pursuant to the authority provided under Sections 10086, 10176, and 10177, the commissioner may, after appropriate notice and opportunity for a hearing, by order, suspend, bar from any position of employment, management, or control, or bar from participa…

After the filing of a desist and refrain order or a bar order, or the commencement of a formal disciplinary action by the commissioner, and upon a finding by the commissioner that action is warranted for the protection of the public, and that failure to act is likely to result in…

This chapter may be cited as the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 697, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2005. Section operative July 1, 2005, pursuant to Section 11288.)

The purposes of this chapter are to do all of the following: (a) Provide full and fair disclosure to the purchasers and prospective purchasers of time-share plans. (b) Require certain time-share plans offered for sale or created and existing in this state to be subject to the pro…

(a) This chapter applies to all of the following: (1) Time-share plans with an accommodation or component site in this state. (2) Time-share plans without an accommodation or component site in this state, if those time-share plans are sold or offered to be sold to any individual …

(a) Any time-share plan registered pursuant to this chapter to which the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (Part 5 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 4 of the Civil Code) might otherwise apply is exempt from that act, except for Sections 4090, 4177, 4178, 421…

As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Accommodation” means any apartment, condominium or cooperative unit, cabin, lodge, hotel or motel room, or other private or commercial structure containing toilet facilities therein that is designed and available, pur…

Each time-share estate, as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (x) of Section 11212, constitutes, for purposes of title, a separate estate or interest in real property including ownership in real property for tax purposes. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 697, Sec. 14. Effective …

(a) The developer shall supervise, manage, and control all aspects of the offering of the time-share plan by or on behalf of the developer, including, but not limited to, promotion, advertising, contracting, and closing. The developer is responsible for each time-share plan regis…

(a) The time-share instrument shall prohibit a person from seeking or obtaining, through any legal procedures, judicial partition of the time-share interest or sale of the time-share interest, in lieu of partition and shall subordinate all rights that a time-share interest owner …

(a) An exchange program is not a part of a time-share plan offering and, except as provided in this section and Section 11238, shall not be subject to either this chapter or the regulations of the commissioner adopted pursuant to this chapter. (b) If a developer offers a purchase…

(a) The following communications shall not be deemed an advertisement or promotion and are exempt from this chapter so long as the communications are in compliance with Section 11245: (1) Any stockholder communication, such as an annual report or interim financial report, proxy m…