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CA Bus & Prof Code § 19212 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9 - Enforcement|Section 19212.

19212.  The performance by any partnership, corporation, firm, or association of any act or omission constituting a cause for disciplinary action, likewise constitutes a cause for disciplinary action against any licensee who is a member of any such partnership, or an officer or director of any such corporation, or an officer or person acting in a managerial capacity of any such firm or association, if such licensee participated in such prohibited act or omission.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1338.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19213 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9 - Enforcement|Section 19213.

19213.  The bureau may monitor compliance with all insulation standards, including those adopted by the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, pursuant to Section 25402 of the Public Resources Code, by conducting periodic inspections with its own personnel, or by requiring inspections conducted by an approved independent third party laboratory, of manufacturers, distributors, or retailers of insulation material sold within the state in order to determine their compliance with this article. The bureau shall annually test all categories of insulation products for which standards have been adopted. The bureau may require those manufacturers, distributors, or retailers that are inspected and found not in compliance with this article, or any regulation implementing it, to pay such reasonable fees as are necessary to cover the costs of inspections and testing necessary to investigate and enforce compliance by those manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Fees shall be fixed in an amount not more than the cost of testing and inspection with a minimum fee of two hundred dollars ($200) for each test or inspection. The bureau may also conduct, or contract with approved independent third party laboratories to conduct, independent performance tests of insulation materials sold in the state, in order to determine compliance with its adopted standards. Where a fee is not paid, the full amount of the assessed fee shall be added to the fee for the renewal of a license. A license shall not be renewed without payment of the renewal fee and all fees for testing and inspection.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1264, Sec. 92. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19213.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9 - Enforcement|Section 19213.1.

19213.1.  The bureau may require a licensee who sells or manufactures furniture and bedding products that are inspected and found not to be in compliance with this chapter, or any regulation implementing it, to pay those reasonable fees as are necessary to cover the costs of inspections and testing necessary to investigate and enforce compliance by those licenses. Fees shall be fixed in an amount not more than the cost of testing and inspection except that the minimum fee shall be two hundred dollars ($200) for each test or inspection. The range of fees for testing or inspection shall be fixed by the bureau in an amount not less than two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each test or inspection. Where a fee is not paid, the full amount of the assessed fee shall be added to the fee for the renewal of a license. A license shall not be renewed without payment of the renewal fee and all fees for testing and inspection.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1264, Sec. 93. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19214 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9 - Enforcement|Section 19214.

19214.  Any person who violates or proposes to violate any provision of this chapter relating to insulation standards may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction. The court may make such orders or judgments, including the appointment of a receiver, as may be necessary to prevent the use or employment by any person of any practices which violate this chapter, or which may be necessary to restore to any person in interest any money or property, real or personal, which may have been acquired by means of any practice which violates any provision of this chapter.Actions for injunction under this section may be prosecuted by the Attorney General or any district attorney, county counsel, city attorney, or city prosecutor in this state in the name of the people of the State of California upon his or her own motion or upon the complaint of any board, officer, person, corporation, association, or by any person acting for the interests of itself, its members, or the general public.(a) A person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General or by any district attorney, county counsel, city attorney, or city prosecutor in any court of competent jurisdiction. The unit for a separate and distinct offense regarding insulation in violation of this chapter is each and every bag, bale, package, roll, or other container sold, offered for sale, or possessed with intent to sell or install contrary to the provisions of this chapter.(b) If the action is brought by the Attorney General, one-half of the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered, and one-half to the Treasurer. If brought by a district attorney or county counsel, the entire amount of penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered. If brought by a city attorney or city prosecutor, one-half of the penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the county and one-half to the city.(c) If the action is brought at the request of the bureau, the court shall determine the reasonable expenses incurred by the bureau in the investigation and prosecution of the action.Before any penalty collected is paid out pursuant to subdivision (b), the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred by the bureau shall be paid to the Treasurer.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1456, Sec. 16.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19215 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9.5 - Disciplinary Proceedings Against Nonresidents|Section 19215.

19215.  As used in this article, unless otherwise indicated, “director” means the Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1161.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19215.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9.5 - Disciplinary Proceedings Against Nonresidents|Section 19215.1.

19215.1.  The acceptance by a nonresident licensee of any of the rights and privileges conferred upon him or her by this chapter, as evidenced by his or her engaging within this state, either personally or through an agent or employee, in a business subject to license under this chapter, is equivalent to the appointment by the licensee of the director as his or her true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful process in any disciplinary proceeding conducted against him or her under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 405, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19215.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9.5 - Disciplinary Proceedings Against Nonresidents|Section 19215.2.

19215.2.  The acceptance of such rights and privileges as so evidenced shall signify the agreement of the licensee that any such process which is served against him or her in the manner provided in this article shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon him or her personally in this state.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 405, Sec. 55. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19215.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9.5 - Disciplinary Proceedings Against Nonresidents|Section 19215.3.

19215.3.  Service shall be made by leaving a copy of the accusation, together with a notice of defense and statement to respondent as described in Section 11505 of the Government Code, with a fee of two dollars ($2) for each licensee to be served, in the hands of the director or in his or her office in Sacramento. This service shall be sufficient service on the licensee subject to compliance with Section 19215.4 of this code.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 405, Sec. 56. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19215.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9.5 - Disciplinary Proceedings Against Nonresidents|Section 19215.4.

19215.4.  A notice of such service and a copy of the accusation, together with the notice of defense and statement to respondent, shall forthwith be sent by registered mail by the director to the licensee at his or her last known address as furnished by the bureau. Personal service of this notice, copy of the accusation, notice of defense, and statement to respondent upon the licensee wherever found outside this state shall be the equivalent of this mailing.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 405, Sec. 57. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19215.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9.5 - Disciplinary Proceedings Against Nonresidents|Section 19215.5.

19215.5.  Proof of compliance with Section 19215.4 shall be made in the event of service by mail by affidavit of the director or his or her authorized employee showing this service by mailing, together with the return receipt of the United States post office bearing the signature of the licensee or his or her agent. The affidavit and receipt shall be appended to the original accusation on file with the bureau. In the event of personal service outside this state, compliance may be proved by the return of any duly constituted public officer qualified to serve process in civil actions in the state or jurisdiction where the licensee is found, showing such service to have been made. This return shall be appended to the original accusation on file with the bureau.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 405, Sec. 58. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19215.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9.5 - Disciplinary Proceedings Against Nonresidents|Section 19215.6.

19215.6.  The bureau, or if the proceeding has been assigned to a hearing officer of the Office of Administrative Hearings, the hearing officer, may order postponements or continuances and grant extensions of time that may be necessary to afford the licensee reasonable opportunity to defend the proceeding. In no event shall the licensee have less than 30 days after the date of mailing or delivery to him or her of the copy of the accusation in which to file a notice of defense, nor shall the notice of hearing provided for in Section 11509 of the Government Code or the notice and copy of affidavit referred to in Section 11514 of the Government Code be mailed or delivered less than 20 days prior to the date of hearing, and the time for making a request to cross-examine under Section 11514 of the Government Code shall be not less than 15 days.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 405, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19215.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9.5 - Disciplinary Proceedings Against Nonresidents|Section 19215.7.

19215.7.  The director shall keep a record of all process served upon him or her pursuant to this article that shall show the day and hour of service.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 405, Sec. 60. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19215.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 9.5 - Disciplinary Proceedings Against Nonresidents|Section 19215.8.

19215.8.  As used in this article “nonresident” means a person who is not a resident of this State at the time he or she engages in business in the State as described in Section 19215.1.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 405, Sec. 61. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 10 - Penalties|Section 19220.

19220.  Every person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable for each offense by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or by imprisonment for not less than three nor more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1264, Sec. 94. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Home Furnishings|ARTICLE 10 - Penalties|Section 19221.

19221.  The unit for a separate and distinct offense in violation of this chapter is each and every article of improperly labeled, or not labeled, upholstered furniture or bedding or filling material made, repaired, recovered, renovated, sanitized, sold, exposed or offered for sale, delivered, consigned, rented, or possessed with intent to sell contrary to the provisions of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1448, Sec. 28.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.1 - Household Movers Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 19225.

19225.  This chapter may be cited as the “Household Movers Act.”(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 8. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19225.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.1 - Household Movers Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 19225.5.

19225.5.  For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following provisions shall apply:(a) “Broker” means a person engaged by others in the act of arranging, for compensation, the intrastate transportation of used household goods by a motor vehicle over the highways of this state for, or on behalf of, a shipper, a consignor, or a consignee.(b) “Bureau” refers to the Bureau of Household Goods and Services, as established in Section 9810.(c) “Chief” refers to the chief of the bureau.(d) “Corporation” includes a corporation, a company, an association, and a joint stock association.(e) “Department” refers to the Department of Consumer Affairs.(f) “Director” refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs.(g) “Fund” means the Household Movers Fund established pursuant to Section 19229.(h) “Household mover” includes every corporation or person, their lessees, trustee, receivers, or trustees appointed by any court whatsoever, engaged in the permitted or unpermitted transportation for compensation or hire as a business by means of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles being used in the transportation of used household goods and personal effects over any public highway in this state. A broker, as defined in subdivision (a), shall be considered a household mover. The Legislature intends “household mover” to have the same meaning as “household goods carrier” in former Section 5109 of the Public Utilities Code, as that section read on June 30, 2018.(i) “Inspector” refers to an inspector either employed by, or under contract to, the bureau.(j) “Motor vehicle” means every motor truck, tractor, or other self-propelled vehicle used for transportation of property over the public highways, other than upon fixed rails or tracks, and any trailer, semitrailer, dolly, or other vehicle drawn thereby.(k) “Owner,” with respect to a motor vehicle used in the transportation of property for compensation by a household mover, means the corporation or person who is registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles as the owner of the vehicle, or who has a legal right to possession of the vehicle pursuant to a lease or rental agreement.(l) “Person” includes an individual, a firm, or a copartnership.(m) “Public highway” includes every public street, road, or highway in this state.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 578, Sec. 33. (SB 1483) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19225.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.1 - Household Movers Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 19225.7.

19225.7.  In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating to citations and discipline, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or employee of any person or corporation, acting within the scope of his or her official duties or employment, is the act, omission, or failure of the employing person or corporation.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 8. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19225.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.1 - Household Movers Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 19225.9.

19225.9.  Every power granted to or duty imposed upon the director under this chapter may be exercised or performed in the name of the director by a deputy or assistant director or by the chief, subject to conditions and limitations that the director may prescribe.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 8. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19226 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.1 - Household Movers Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 19226.

19226.  The regulation of the transportation of used household goods and personal effects in a motor vehicle or motor vehicles over any public highway in this state shall be exclusively as provided in this chapter. Any provision of the Public Utilities Code in conflict with the provisions of this chapter does not apply to a household mover.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 8. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.1 - Household Movers Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 19227.

19227.  The transportation of used household goods and personal effects in any truck or trailer for compensation over any public highway in this state is a highly specialized type of truck transportation. This chapter is enacted for the limited purpose of providing necessary regulation for this specialized type of truck transportation only, and is not to be construed for any purpose as a precedent for the extension of that regulation to any other type of truck transportation not presently so restricted.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 8. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19228 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.1 - Household Movers Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 19228.

19228.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and until the time the director adopts regulations implementing this chapter, powers granted to, or duties imposed on, the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to the former Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 5101) of Division 2 of the Public Utilities Code are transferred to, and may be exercised by, the director in administering this chapter.(b) All rules, regulations, general orders, forms, and Maximum Rate Tariff 4, as most recently amended as of July 1, 2018, by the Public Utilities Commission, adopted, administered, or enforced by the Public Utilities Commission for purposes of implementing and administering the former Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 5101) of Division 2 of the Public Utilities Code, that are in effect immediately preceding July 1, 2018, shall remain in effect and shall be administered and enforced by the director, until the operative date of regulations adopted by the director to implement this chapter.(c) Until the operative date of regulations implementing this chapter, household movers shall observe the rules, regulations, general orders, and Maximum Rate Tariff 4, as most recently amended as of July 1, 2018, by the Public Utilities Commission, that are administered and enforced by the director pursuant to this chapter. A violation of those rules, regulations, general orders, or tariff may be grounds for discipline.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 8. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19229 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.1 - Household Movers Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 19229.

19229.  (a) The Household Movers Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, by the bureau for the administration of this chapter.(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all moneys, including fines or penalties imposed under this chapter, collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the fund.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 205, the Household Movers Fund is a special fund within the Professions and Vocations Fund and is subject to subdivision (b) of Section 205.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 8. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018.)