Title BPC — California Bus. & Prof. Code

As used in this article, “drugs” or “dangerous drugs” shall have the same meaning as “dangerous drug” as provided in Section 4022 and “devices” or “dangerous devices” shall have the same meaning as “dangerous device” as provided in Section 4022.

An ADDS shall not be installed or operated in California unless it meets the requirements of this article.

(a) An ADDS installed, leased, owned, or operated in California shall be licensed by the board. (b) An ADDS license shall only be issued to the holder of a current, valid, and active pharmacy license of a pharmacy located and licensed in California. (c) A separate application and…

(a) An ADDS shall be placed and operated inside an enclosed building, with a premises address, at a location approved by the board. (b) An ADDS shall be placed and operated in one of the following locations: (1) Adjacent to the secured pharmacy area of the pharmacy holding the AD…

(a) The ADDS shall be owned or leased by the pharmacy holding the license for the ADDS. (b) Each ADDS shall only be operated under the supervision of the pharmacy holding the ADDS license. (c) An ADDS shall be considered an extension and part of the pharmacy holding the ADDS lice…

Prior to installation, and annually thereafter, the pharmacy holding the ADDS license shall provide training on the operation and use of the ADDS to pharmacy personnel and to personnel using the ADDS at the location where the ADDS is placed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section …

In addition to any other requirements imposed by this article, an APDS shall additionally meet the following requirements: (a) The pharmacy shall develop and implement, and review annually, written policies and procedures pertaining to the APDS, including all of the following: (1…

(a) In addition to the locations authorized in Section 4427.3, an automated unit dose system (AUDS) may also be located and operated in either of the following locations: (1) A facility licensed by this state with the statutory authority to provide pharmaceutical services. (2) Ja…

(a) A pharmacy holding an ADDS license shall complete a self-assessment, performed pursuant to Section 1715 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations, evaluating the pharmacy’s compliance with pharmacy law relating to the use of the ADDS. All information regarding operati…

(a) This article shall become operative on July 1, 2019. (b) On or before January 1, 2025, as part of the board’s sunset evaluation process, and notwithstanding Sections 9795 and 10231.5 of the Government Code, the board shall report to the appropriate committees of the Legislatu…

This chapter constitutes, and may be cited as, the Contractors State License Law.

Nothing in this code shall be interpreted to prohibit cities, counties, and cities and counties from requiring contractors to show proof that they are in compliance with local business tax requirements of the entity prior to issuing any city, county, or city and county permit. No…

(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Contractors State License Board, which consists of 15 members. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislatu…

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Contractors State License 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 …

All members of the board, except the public members, shall be contractors actively engaged in the contracting business, have been so engaged for a period of not less than five years preceding the date of their appointment and shall so continue in the contracting business during t…

(a) One member of the board shall be a general engineering contractor, two members shall be general building contractors, two members shall be specialty contractors, one member shall be a member of a labor organization representing the building trades, one member shall be an acti…

Except as otherwise provided, an appointment to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office shall be for a term of four years and shall be filled, except for a vacancy in the term of a public member, by a member from the same branch of the contracting business a…

The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty.

The board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter for the purpose of transacting business as may properly come before it. The board shall make every effort to make all regularly scheduled quarterly meetings of the board available as a webcast when the appropriate resources…

Eight members constitute a quorum at a board meeting. Due notice of each meeting and the time and place thereof shall be given each member in the manner provided by the bylaws.

The board may appoint such committees and make such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Any member or committee of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony and proofs concerning all matters within the jurisdiction of the board.

The board is vested with all functions and duties relating to the administration of this chapter, except those functions and duties vested in the director under the provisions of Division I of this code.

(a) The board, by and with the approval of the director, shall appoint a registrar of contractors and fix the registrar’s compensation. (b) The registrar shall be the executive officer and secretary of the board and shall carry out all of the administrative duties as provided in …

The registrar shall not assess a civil penalty against a licensed contractor who has been assessed a specified civil penalty by the Labor Commissioner under Section 1020 or 1022 of the Labor Code for the same offense.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 7011, there is in the Contractors State License Board, a separate enforcement division that shall rigorously enforce this chapter prohibiting all forms of unlicensed activity and shall enforce the obligation to secure the payment of valid and current w…

Persons employed as investigators of the Special Investigations Unit of the Contractors State License Board and designated by the Director of Consumer Affairs have the authority of peace officers while engaged in exercising the powers granted or performing the duties imposed upon…

(a) The registrar shall review and investigate complaints filed in a manner consistent with this chapter and the Budget Act. It is the intent of the Legislature that complaints be reviewed and investigated as promptly as resources allow. (b) The board shall set as a goal the impr…

(a) Any person subject to licensure under this chapter who reports to, or causes a complaint to be filed with, the Contractors State License Board that a person licensed by that entity has engaged in professional misconduct, knowing the report or complaint to be false, may be iss…

The registrar, with the approval of the board and the director, may, when funds are available, cooperate in the enforcement of governmental legislation relating to the construction industry, and, except as provided by Section 159.5, shall appoint such assistants as may be necessa…

The board may in its discretion review and sustain or reverse by a majority vote any action or decision of the registrar. This section shall apply to any action, decision, order, or proceeding of the registrar conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing w…

In all application, citation, or disciplinary proceedings pursuant to this chapter and conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the testimony of a witness given in any conte…

The board may procure equipment and records necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

The board shall adopt a seal for its own use. The seal shall have the words “Contractors State License Board, State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs,” and the care and custody thereof shall be in the hands of the registrar.

Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.

The Contractors State License Board shall report annually to the Legislature, not later than October 1 of each year, the following statistical information for the prior fiscal year. The following data shall be reported on complaints filed with the board against licensed contracto…

By the close of the first business day of each week, the board shall post the following home improvement salesperson registration information on its Web site: (a) The earliest enrolled date of the unprocessed applications on file at the close of the prior business day. (b) The ea…

The board shall maintain the current contractor license check search function on their internet website that permits consumers to search for a licensed contractor by either ZIP Code or geographic location.

(a) If funding is made available for that purpose, the board may contract with licensed professionals, as appropriate, for the site investigation of consumer complaints. (b) The board may contract with other professionals, including, but not limited to, interpreters and manufactu…

The board shall maintain a computerized enforcement tracking system for consumer complaints.

The board may enter into an interagency agreement with any other state or local agency the board deems to be in possession of any information relevant to its priority to protect the public described in Section 7000.6.

(a) “Members of the personnel of record” as used in this chapter means every person listed in the records of the registrar as then associated with a licensee. (b) “Person” as used in this chapter includes an individual, a firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,…

(a) As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Federally recognized tribe” means a tribe located in this state and included on the list published in the Federal Register pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 5131) a…

“Contractor,” for the purposes of this chapter, is synonymous with “builder” and, within the meaning of this chapter, a contractor is any person who undertakes to or offers to undertake to, or purports to have the capacity to undertake to, or submits a bid to, or does himself or …

(a) The term “contractor” includes all of the following: (1) Any person not exempt under Section 7053 who maintains or services air-conditioning, heating, or refrigeration equipment that is a fixed part of the structure to which it is attached. (2) (A) Any person, consultant to a…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the permissible scope of work for the General Manufactured Housing Contractor (C-47) license classification set forth in Section 832.47 of Division 8 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations shall include manufactured homes, as…

Except as provided in Section 7026.13, the installation of a fire protection system, excluding an electrical alarm system, shall be performed only by either of the following: (a) A contractor holding a fire protection contractor classification, as defined in the regulations of th…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, “contractor” includes any person engaged in the business of the construction, installation, alteration, repair, or preparation for moving of a mobilehome or mobilehome accessory buildings and structures upon a site for the purpose of occupanc…

For the purpose of this chapter, “contractor” includes any person who installs or contracts for the installation of carpet wherein the carpet is attached to the structure by any conventional method as determined by custom and usage in the trade; except that a seller of installed …

Any person who advertises or puts out any sign or card or other device that would indicate to the public that he or she is a contractor, or who causes his or her name or business name to be included in a classified advertisement or directory under a classification for constructio…