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CA Bus & Prof Code § 5010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5010.

5010.  The board may adopt, repeal, or amend such regulations as may be reasonably necessary and expedient for the orderly conduct of its affairs and for the administration of this chapter. The regulations shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 106, Sec. 6.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5011.

5011.  The board shall designate the location of its principal office and may establish branch offices in other locations.(Added by renumbering Section 5016 by Stats. 1959, Ch. 310.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5012.

5012.  The board shall have a seal.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5013.

5013.  The board shall keep records of all proceedings and actions by and before the board and before its committees. In any proceeding in court, civil or criminal, copies of those records certified as correct by the executive officer of the board under seal of the board shall be admissible in evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the contents thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 47, Sec. 37. Effective March 21, 1984.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5015.

5015.  The board may employ clerks, examiners and, except as provided by Section 159.5, other assistants in the performance of its duties, and pay salaries and necessary expenses.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5015.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5015.6.

5015.6.  The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in the executive officer by this chapter.This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 359, Sec. 4. (AB 1521) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5016.

5016.  A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business at any meeting of the board. Notice of each meeting of the board shall be given in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The board shall meet at the call of the president and executive officer, but not less than twice each year. Any two members of the board may request the executive officer to call a special meeting, and the executive officer, upon receiving that notice, shall call a meeting pursuant to the procedure prescribed herein.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 307, Sec. 64. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5017 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5017.

5017.  All meetings of the board shall be open and public, except that the board may hold executive sessions to deliberate on the decision to be reached upon the evidence introduced in a proceeding conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2, of the Government Code.The members of the board may hold executive sessions to prepare, approve, grade, or administer examinations and shall have jurisdiction or vote over these functions of preparing, approving, grading, or administering examinations in executive session as provided for in Section 11126 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1226, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5017.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5017.1.

5017.1.  The board shall post, within 10 days of board approval, the finalized minutes from meetings of the board that are open and public pursuant to Section 5017 on the board’s Internet Web site. The minutes shall remain on the board’s Internet Web site for at least three years. Providing a link on the Internet Web site to the minutes shall satisfy this requirement.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 378, Sec. 1. (AB 1005) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5017.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5017.5.

5017.5.  (a) The board shall provide a live audio or video broadcast, on its Internet Web site, of each of its board meetings that are open and public.(b) (1) If technical failure prevents the board from providing a live broadcast as specified in subdivision (a), that failure shall not constitute a violation of this section if the board exercised reasonable diligence in providing a live broadcast.(2) Failure to provide a live broadcast of its board meetings due to technical failure shall not prohibit the board from meeting and taking actions.(c) The recording of the live audio or video broadcast shall remain on the Internet Web site for at least three years. Providing a link on the Internet Web site to the recording of the live audio or video broadcast shall satisfy this requirement.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 378, Sec. 2. (AB 1005) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5018.

5018.  The board may by regulation, prescribe, amend, or repeal rules of professional conduct appropriate to the establishment and maintenance of a high standard of integrity and dignity in the profession. In addition to the requirements contained in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, a copy of the rules shall be mailed to every holder of a license under this chapter at least 30 days prior to a date named for a public hearing held for the purpose of receiving and considering objections to any of the proposed provisions. Every licensee of the California Board of Accountancy in this state shall be governed and controlled by the rules and standards adopted by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1055, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5019 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5019.

5019.  Every applicant, when subscribing to an application for certificate or registration, shall acknowledge the fact that the applicant has read and understands the rules of professional conduct adopted by the board.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 661, Sec. 2. (SB 1576) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5020.

5020.  The board may, for the purpose of obtaining technical expertise, appoint an enforcement advisory committee of not more than 13 licensees to provide advice and assistance related to the functions specified in Section 5103. The committee shall act only in an advisory capacity, shall have no authority to initiate any disciplinary action against a licensee, and shall only be authorized to report its findings from any investigation or hearing conducted pursuant to this section to the board, or upon direction of the board, to the executive officer.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 415, Sec. 1. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5021.

5021.  The members of the enforcement advisory and qualifications committees shall hold office for two years.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 415, Sec. 2. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5022.

5022.  The qualifications committee shall make recommendations and forward its report to the board for action on any matter on which it is authorized to act. An applicant for registration as a certified public accountant who is aggrieved by any action taken by the committee with respect to his or her qualifications may appeal to the board in accordance with rules or regulations prescribed by the board. The board on the appeal may give an oral or written examination as an aid in determining whether the applicant is qualified under the terms of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 307, Sec. 66. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5023 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5023.

5023.  The board may establish a qualifications committee of its own certified public accountant members or other certified public accountants of the state in good standing, to perform the following advisory duties:(a) To examine the qualifications of all applicants for the license of certified public accountant.(b) To recommend to the board applicants for the certified public accountant license who fulfill the requirements of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 307, Sec. 67. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5024 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5024.

5024.  The board may create and appoint advisory committees, consisting solely of board members or consisting of board members and other persons who are not board members, for the purpose of making recommendations on matters as may be specified by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5025.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5025.1.

5025.1.  (a) The board may contract with and employ certified public accountants and public accountants as consultants and experts to assist in the investigation and prosecution of judicial and administrative matters.(b) Contracts made pursuant to this section are not subject to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except that the board shall apply the standards set forth in Section 19130 in awarding personal service contracts under this section.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may contract with these consultants and experts on a sole source basis.(d) If a person, not a regular employee of the board, is hired or under contract to provide expertise to the board in the evaluation of the conduct of a licensee, and that person is named as a defendant in a civil action for defamation, tortious interference with prospective business advantage, or other civil causes of action directly resulting from opinions rendered, statements made, or testimony given to the board, its committees, staff, legal counsel, or other representatives, or in any proceeding instituted by the board or to which the board is a party, the board shall provide for representation required to defend that person in that civil action and shall indemnify that person for any judgment rendered against him or her. This right of defense and indemnification shall be the same as, and no greater than, the right provided to a public employee pursuant to Section 825 of the Government Code. Nothing herein shall be construed as expanding or limiting any immunity from liability otherwise provided by law.(e) On or before June 1 of each year, the board shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature the terms of the contract or contracts entered into each fiscal year pursuant to this section. The report shall include the cost, services, terms and duration provided under each contract, the identity of the firms or individuals awarded any contract, and data demonstrating the cost effectiveness of the board’s sole-source contracting in the investigation and prosecution of the board’s enforcement programs.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 44, Sec. 1. Effective April 19, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5025.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5025.2.

5025.2.  (a) The Legislature finds that there are occasions when the California Board of Accountancy urgently requires additional expenditure authority in order to fund unanticipated enforcement and litigation activities. Without sufficient expenditure authority to obtain the necessary additional resources for urgent litigation and enforcement matters, the board is unable to adequately protect the public. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that, apart from, and in addition to, the expenditure authority that may otherwise be established, the California Board of Accountancy shall be given the increase in its expenditure authority in any given current fiscal year that is authorized by the Department of Finance pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (b) of this section, for costs and services in urgent litigation and enforcement matters, including, but not limited to, costs for professional and consulting services and for the services of the Attorney General and the Office of Administrative Hearings.(b) Notwithstanding Control Section 27.00 of the annual Budget Act, Section 11006 of the Government Code, and the amount listed in the annual Budget Act for expenditure, the Department of Finance shall authorize up to two million dollars ($2,000,000) in additional expenditures for the California Board of Accountancy upon a showing by the board that those funds are necessary for public protection and that the shortfall was not anticipated. These additional expenditures shall be payable from the Accountancy Fund for purposes of the board’s litigation or enforcement activities in any given current fiscal year.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 921, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5025.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5025.3.

5025.3.  (a) Whenever the board enters into a contract for litigation or enforcement purposes, including, but not limited to, contracts pursuant to Section 5025.1, funds may be encumbered in the fiscal year the contract is executed and expended at any time during the subsequent 24 months commencing with the last day of the fiscal year in which the contract is executed.(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, funds encumbered for a contract pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section are continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal year, however, the appropriation is limited to the period for which funds are authorized to be encumbered under subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 921, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5026 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1.5 - Continuing Education|Section 5026.

5026.  The Legislature has determined it is in the public interest to require that certified public accountants and public accountants licensed under provisions of this chapter comply with continuing education requirements adopted by the board as a prerequisite to the renewal of public accountancy licenses on and after December 31, 1974.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5027 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1.5 - Continuing Education|Section 5027.

5027.  The board shall by regulation prescribe, amend, or repeal rules including, but not limited to, all of the following:(a) A definition of basic requirements for continuing education.(b) A licensee who plans, directs, or approves any financial or compliance audit report on any governmental agency shall complete a minimum of 24 hours of qualifying continuing education in the area of governmental accounting and auditing or related subjects during the two-year license renewal period.(c) A licensee who provides audit, review, other attestation services, or issues compiled financial statement reports shall, during the two-year license renewal period, complete a minimum of 24 hours of qualifying continuing education in the area of accounting and auditing related to reporting on financial statements.(d) A licensee with a valid permit to practice public accountancy shall, within a six-year period, complete a continuing education course on the provisions of this chapter and the rules of professional conduct.(e) A licensee on inactive status shall complete the continuing education course required by subdivision (d) prior to reentering public practice.(f) A delineation of qualifying programs for maintaining competency.(g) A system of control and compliance reporting.In exercising its power under this section for the interests of consumer protection, the board shall establish standards which will assure reasonable currency of knowledge as a basis for a high standard of practice by licensees. The standards shall be established in a manner to assure that a variety of alternatives are available to licensees to comply with the continuing education requirements for renewal of licenses and taking cognizance of specialized areas of practice.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 639, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5028 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1.5 - Continuing Education|Section 5028.

5028.  The board may, in accordance with the intent of this article, make exceptions from continuing education requirements for licensees not engaged in public practice, or for reasons of health, military service, or other good cause; provided, however, that if the licensee returns to the practice of public accounting he or she shall meet such continuing education requirements as the board may determine.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. (AB 117) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5029 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1.5 - Continuing Education|Section 5029.

5029.  The board may establish an advisory continuing education committee of nine members, six of whom shall be certified public accountants, two of whom shall be board members, one of whom is a public member of the board, and one of whom shall be a public accountant, to perform any of the following duties:(a) To evaluate programs and advise the board as to whether they qualify under the regulations adopted by the board pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 5027. Educational courses offered by professional accounting societies shall be accepted by the board as qualifying if the courses are approved by the committee as meeting the requirements of the board under the regulations.(b) To consider applications for exceptions as permitted under Section 5028 and provide a recommendation to the board.(c) To consider other advisory matters relating to the requirements of this article as the board may assign to the committee.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 758, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5030 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Definitions|Section 5030.

5030.  “Board” means the California Board of Accountancy.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 657, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5031 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Definitions|Section 5031.

5031.  “Committee” means any committee created under the provisions of Article 1 (commencing at Section 5000).(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 310.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5032 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Definitions|Section 5032.

5032.  “State” when not specifically referring to this State, means any state, territory or insular possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 310.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5033 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Definitions|Section 5033.

5033.  “Certified public accountant” means any person who has received from the board a certificate of certified public accountant and who holds a valid permit to practice under the provisions of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 310.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5033.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Definitions|Section 5033.1.

5033.1.  For purposes of this chapter, “license” shall also include “certificate.”(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1278, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5034 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Definitions|Section 5034.

5034.  “Public accountant” means any person who has registered with the board as a public accountant and who holds a valid permit for the practice of public accountancy.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 310.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5035 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Definitions|Section 5035.

5035.  “Person” includes individual, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company, or corporation, unless otherwise provided.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1995.)