Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

Except as otherwise provided in this article, all hearings which are conducted by a committee shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1150…

At the conclusion of any hearing which is conducted by a committee, the committee shall prepare a proposed decision, in such form that it may be adopted by the board as the decision in the case, and shall transmit it to the board. The proposed decision shall be subject to the sam…

The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code, rules and regulations necessary to implement these sections. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1013, Sec. 54. Ef…

Each member of a professional engineers review committee or other board-appointed committee and any board-appointed representative of the board shall be granted the same immunity as is granted to a public employee pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 o…

(a) A licensee shall report to the board in writing the occurrence of any of the following events that occurred on or after January 1, 2008, within 90 days of the date the licensee has knowledge of the event: (1) The conviction of the licensee of any felony. (2) The conviction of…

Within 30 days of entry of a conviction described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 6770, a settlement described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 6770, or a judgment described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 6770, by a court of t…

(a) Within 30 days of payment of all or any portion of any civil action judgment, settlement, or binding arbitration award described in Section 6770 against a licensee of the board, any insurer providing professional liability insurance to that licensee shall report to the board …

The requirements of Sections 6770, 6770.1, and 6770.2 shall apply if a party to the civil action, settlement, or arbitration award is or was a sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation, or state or local government agency in which the licensee is or was an owner, partne…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensee shall not be considered to have violated a confidential settlement agreement or other confidential agreement by providing a report to the board as required by this article. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 691, Sec. 19.6. Effec…

The board may adopt regulations to further define the reporting requirements of Sections 6770, 6770.1, and 6770.2. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 691, Sec. 19.6. Effective January 1, 2005. Section conditionally operative on January 1, 2008, pursuant to Section 6770.6.)

This article shall become operative on January 1, 2008, only if an appropriation is made from the Professional Engineer’s and Land Surveyor’s Fund for the 2007–08 fiscal year in the annual Budget Act to fund the activities of this article, and sufficient hiring authority is grant…

(a) Initial application fees shall be paid to the bureau at the time of application. (b) All fees shall be paid by cashier’s check, certified check, or money order. In addition, the bureau may accept personal checks or credit cards for the payment of fees. All fees shall be deeme…

(a) The fee to take an examination or reexamination for a license shall be set at an amount not to exceed the cost to the bureau as determined by competitive bid. (b) The director may provide that the applicant pay the fee directly to the examination provider. (Amended by Stats. …

The fee for an original or renewal real estate appraiser license or appraiser trainee license shall not exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450). (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 683, Sec. 9. (AB 2519) Effective January 1, 2013.)

The fee for an original or renewal certification as a state certified real estate appraiser shall not exceed five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525). (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 683, Sec. 10. (AB 2519) Effective January 1, 2013.)

(a) The director shall by regulation establish fees for approval of basic education and continuing education courses or their equivalent, or for the evaluation of petitions of applicants based upon claims of equivalency pursuant to Section 11340. The fees established by regulatio…

The director shall, by regulation, establish the fees to be imposed on appraisal management companies. The fees shall be sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the bureau in administering the changes to this part made by the act adding this section. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch…

The director may by regulation prescribe fees lower than the maximum fees established by this chapter if the director determines that lower fees will be adequate to offset the costs incurred by the bureau and the committee in the administration of this part. (Amended by Stats. 20…

(a) An applicant for licensure shall not be eligible to have a license issued unless the applicant notifies the bureau within one year of successful completion of the examination. (b) Every applicant or licensee shall pay federal registry fees and state registry processing fees t…

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding may direct a licensee, applicant for licensure, person who acts in a capacity that requires a license under this part, registrant, applicant for a certificate of registration, cou…

A weighmaster is any person who, for hire or otherwise, weighs, measures, or counts any commodity and issues a statement or memorandum of the weight, measure, or count which is used as the basis for either the purchase or sale of that commodity or charge for service. (Repealed an…

(a) A weighmaster is not required to provide weighing services to the general public. (b) Weighing for hire is at the discretion of the weighmaster. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 646, Sec. 4.)

The following persons are not weighmasters: (a) Retailers weighing, measuring, or counting commodities for sale by them in retail stores in the presence of, and directly to, consumers. (b) Except for persons subject to Section 12730, producers of agricultural commodities or lives…

“Weighmaster,” when used without qualification, includes a deputy weighmaster. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 646, Sec. 4.)

Except as provided in Section 12701, no person shall perform any acts described in Section 12700, unless licensed as a weighmaster pursuant to this chapter and unless the current license fee and any penalty has been paid. The weighmaster shall forward to the department the name o…

(a) In addition to any other requirements for issuance of a license pursuant to this chapter, if the applicant is a recycler or junk dealer as defined in Section 21601, the department shall require the applicant to furnish all of the following information accurately on any applic…

(a) A weighmaster shall pay to the department the following license fee for each license year as applicable to the operation: (1) Seventy-five dollars ($75) if the weighmaster is operating at a fixed location. (2) Thirty dollars ($30) for each additional fixed location at which t…

Any change in the legal entity of a licensed weighmaster requires the new legal entity to obtain a weighmaster license before operating as a weighmaster. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 646, Sec. 4.)

(a) The secretary may assign or reassign dates for the expiration of licenses for any weighmaster. (b) The secretary may establish a license year for any weighmaster consisting of any period from one month to 11 months, inclusive, with subsequent renewals being required at yearly…

Each license required by this chapter shall be renewed annually, on or before the first day of the first month of the licensee’s license year, by application to the secretary, accompanied by the annual license fee. An application and annual license fee sent by mail is not overdue…

The secretary may refuse to grant any license provided for by this chapter, or may refuse to renew any license, and may revoke or suspend any license when, after a hearing conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Go…

(a) All license fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to be expended by the department for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2028. (Amended …

A weighmaster may employ or designate any person to act for the weighmaster as a deputy weighmaster and shall be responsible for all acts performed by that person. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 297, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)

(a) At any time during the license year, any weighmaster may replace deputies without payment of additional fees by forwarding to the department the name of any replacement deputy and replaced deputy. (b) Any weighmaster who does not furnish to the department a deputy name as req…

A weighmaster shall issue a weighmaster certificate whenever payment for the commodity or service represented is dependent on a written or printed weight, measure, or count. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 646, Sec. 4.)

(a) A weighmaster certificate may be signed and issued by a weighmaster other than the weighmaster actually determining the weight, measure, or count of any commodity, if both of the following conditions are met: (1) The weighmaster issuing the certificate does so based on inform…

(a) A weighmaster is responsible for ensuring that the weighmaster certificates issued by him or her, or a deputy acting for him or her, are complete and contain all the information required by Sections 12714, 12714.5, and 12715 that is applicable to each transaction. (b) It is u…

(a) There shall appear in an appropriate and conspicuous place on each certificate, and all copies thereof, the following legend: WEIGHMASTER CERTIFICATE THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the following described commodity was weighed, measured, or counted by a weighmaster, whose signature …

All information contained on the certificate shall be clear and legible. Each certificate shall be numbered consecutively. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 646, Sec. 4.)

Each certificate shall provide for the following information as applicable to the transaction: (a) The date on which the weight, measure, or count was determined. (b) The street address or location description and the city or township where the weighing, measuring, or counting oc…

All weighmasters shall keep and preserve, as records, for a period of four years, all copies of voided certificates, records, and worksheets required by this chapter and true copies of all weighmaster certificates issued. These records shall, at all times, be open for inspection …

A certificate on which a weight, measure, or count error is discovered after issuance shall be corrected by issuing a correction certificate to all parties who were issued the original certificate. The word “INCORRECT” shall be written across the face of the original certificate.…

Any weighing, measuring, or counting instrument or device, as defined in Section 12500, which is used by a weighmaster and for which specifications and tolerances have been adopted by the secretary, shall be approved, tested, and sealed in accordance with this division. (Amended …

Any person who does any of the following acts is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Requests any person to weigh, measure, or count any commodity falsely or incorrectly. (b) Requests a false or incorrect weighmaster certificate. (c) Furnishes or gives false information to a weighmaster…

Subdivision (g) of Section 12718 does not apply to any of the following: (a) Persons engaged in the business of printing, distributing, or selling weighmaster certificate forms. (b) Persons possessing or transporting combination grade and weight certificates to be used by employe…

When the weight or measure of a vehicle, container, or pallet and its net contents has been recorded on a weighmaster certificate, it is unlawful for any person to remove a part of, or add to, the net contents, before the contents are delivered to the buyer or consignee, unless a…