Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

(a) Unless the statement expires earlier under subdivision (b) or (c), a fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. (b) Except as provided in Section 17923, a fictitious business name statement expires 40 da…

Notice of the date of expiration shall be on the fictitious business name statement form. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 581, Sec. 3.)

(a) Upon ceasing to transact business in this state under a fictitious business name that was filed in the previous five years, a registrant who has filed a fictitious business name statement shall file a statement of abandonment of use of fictitious business name. The statement …

(a) Any registrant who is a general partner in a partnership that is or has been regularly transacting business under a fictitious business name may, upon withdrawing as a general partner, file a statement of withdrawal from the partnership operating under a fictitious business n…

(a) The county clerk shall furnish without charge a form satisfying the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 17913. The form prepared by the county clerk, or the material provided by him with the form, shall include statements substantially as follows: (1) “Your fictitious …

(a) The county clerk shall maintain one or more indices which permit the determination of at least the following information: (1) Whether any business using a specific fictitious business name has on file a fictitious business name statement setting forth such name and, if so, th…

(a) As used in this section, “statement” means a fictitious business name statement, a statement of abandonment of use of fictitious business name, or a statement of withdrawal from partnership operating under fictitious business name. (b) For a fee of two dollars ($2), the count…

(a) The county clerk shall mark each fictitious business name statement with a file number and the date of filing and shall retain the original statement for his or her file. He or she may destroy or otherwise dispose of the statement, including proof of publication, affidavit of…

(a) Upon prepayment of the fee established pursuant to subdivision (b), the county clerk may furnish to any person who so requests daily or less frequent summaries or compilations of filings under this chapter. (b) The fee for furnishing information under this section shall be fi…

(a) The fee for filing a fictitious business name statement is ten dollars ($10) for the first fictitious business name and owner and two dollars ($2) for each additional fictitious business name or owner filed on the same statement and doing business at the same location. This f…

Any person who executes, files, or publishes any statement under this chapter, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). (Amended…

(a) A peace officer or department employee granted limited peace officer status pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 830.11 of the Penal Code, upon presenting appropriate credentials, is authorized to enter any place as described in paragraph (2) or (3) and to …

(a) A manufacturer or importer shall not sell cigarettes or tobacco products to a distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or any other person who is not licensed pursuant to this division or whose license has been suspended or revoked. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a di…

(a) A person or entity that engages in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products in this state either without a valid license or after a license has been suspended or revoked, and each officer of any corporation that so engages in this business, is guilty of a misdem…

(a) Licenses issued pursuant to this division shall be subject to suspension or revocation for violations of this division or the Revenue and Taxation Code as provided in this section. (1) In addition to any applicable fines or penalties for a violation, upon first conviction of …

A person who, after receiving a notice of suspension or revocation, continues to display for sale cigarettes or tobacco products shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense, and shall not be subject to Section 22981. (Added by Stats. 2010…

(a) A retailer whose license has been suspended or revoked by order of the board shall conspicuously post a notice at both of the following locations: (1) Each public entrance to the retail location. The notice shall directly face any person who enters the retail location and sha…

(a) A person that is engaged in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products in this state shall not possess, store, own, or make a retail sale of cannabis, cannabis products, or a product presumed to be a cannabis product pursuant to subdivision (b), or any regulations…

Any violation of this division by any person, except as otherwise provided, is a misdemeanor. Each offense shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisonment not exceeding one year in a county jail, or both the fine and imprisonment. The cou…

Any prosecution for a violation of any of the penal provisions of this division shall be instituted within four years after the commission of the offense. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 890, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

The provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 55121) of Part 30 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code apply with respect to the collection of the fees, civil fines, and penalties imposed pursuant to this division. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 82, Sec. 8. Effective J…

(a) The license classification pursuant to this division shall, at a minimum, be as follows: (1) Type 1—Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small. (2) Type 1A—Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small. (3) Type 1B—Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small. (4) Type 1C—Cultivation; Special…

(a) Until January 1, 2031, the department may, in its sole discretion, issue a provisional license for a local equity applicant, as defined in Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 26240), for retailer activities, if the applicant has submitted a completed license application to th…

(a) The Cartwright Act, the Unfair Practices Act, the Unfair Competition Law, and the other provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 16600) of Division 7 apply to all licensees regulated under this division. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to monopolize, attempt to m…

(a) An applicant for a state license issued pursuant to this division to conduct commercial cannabis activity, as defined in Section 26001, shall do all of the following: (1) Except as provided in subparagraph (G), require that each owner, as defined in paragraphs (1) to (3), inc…

(a) A licensee shall not perform any of the following acts, or permit any of the following acts to be performed by any employee, agent, or contractor of the licensee: (1) Make any contract in restraint of trade in violation of Section 16600. (2) Form a trust or other prohibited o…

(a) All commercial cannabis activity shall be conducted between licensees, except as otherwise provided in this division. (b) (1) A person that holds a state testing laboratory license under this division is prohibited from licensure for any other activity, except testing, as aut…

(a) A licensee shall not sell alcoholic beverages or tobacco products on or at any premises licensed under this division. (b) A premises licensed under this division shall not be located within a 600-foot radius of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 th…

(a) The department may issue state licenses only to qualified applicants. (b) Revocation of a state license issued under this division shall terminate the ability of the licensee to operate pursuant to that license within California until a new license is obtained. (c) A licensee…

The requirements of Sections 13143.9, 13145, and 13146 of the Health and Safety Code shall apply to all licensees. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 27, Sec. 44. (SB 94) Effective June 27, 2017.)

(a) The department shall deny an application if either the applicant, or the premises for which a state license is applied, do not qualify for licensure under this division. (b) The department may deny the application for licensure or renewal of a state license if any of the foll…

Upon the denial of any application for a license, the department shall notify the applicant in writing. Within 30 days of service of the notice, the applicant may file a written petition for a license with the department. Upon receipt of a timely filed petition, the department sh…

An applicant shall not be denied a state license if the denial is based solely on any of the following: (a) A conviction or act that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession for which the application is made for which the …

The Department of Consumer Affairs may, with the approval of the Department of General Services, purchase or otherwise acquire real property and may construct and equip buildings and make improvements thereon for its use and the use of the boards and commissions comprising the de…

When there is money in the fund of any board or commission comprising the Department of Consumer Affairs or subject to its jurisdiction, which money, the Director of Consumer Affairs finds, is not required to meet any demand which has accrued or may accrue against the fund, the C…

The Department of Finance, from funds at its disposal for office and housing facilities for any other department, board, or agency, and any other department, board or agency, supported in whole or in part from the General Fund or special funds, may transfer in the manner authoriz…

Any building constructed by the Department of Consumer Affairs under this chapter shall be subject to the supervision of the Department of Consumer Affairs in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Department of General Ser…

The Department of Consumer Affairs and the Department of General Services may establish rules and regulations for the administration of any building constructed under this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)

Rentals received under Section 403 shall be deposited in and disbursed pursuant to that section from the Consumer Affairs Fund. (Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)

A board may deny, suspend, revoke, or otherwise restrict a license on the ground that an applicant or licensee has violated Section 123 pertaining to subversion of licensing examinations. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1022, Sec. 3.)

A board may revoke, suspend, or otherwise restrict a license on the ground that the licensee secured the license by fraud, deceit, or knowing misrepresentation of a material fact or by knowingly omitting to state a material fact. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1289, Sec. 8. Effective…

A board may revoke, suspend, or otherwise restrict a license on the ground that the licensee, in support of another person’s application for license, knowingly made a false statement of a material fact or knowingly omitted to state a material fact to the board regarding the appli…