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CA Bus & Prof Code § 14490 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 6 - BUSINESS RIGHTS|CHAPTER 3 - Trade Names and Designations|ARTICLE 4 - Laundry Supply Designations|Section 14490.

14490.  If the magistrate finds that any person brought before him has been guilty of a violation of this article he shall impose the punishment prescribed in this article and also award the possession of the property taken upon the search warrant to the owner.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 59.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 14491 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 6 - BUSINESS RIGHTS|CHAPTER 3 - Trade Names and Designations|ARTICLE 4 - Laundry Supply Designations|Section 14491.

14491.  The violation of any of the provisions of this article is a misdemeanor, except that if the violation consists of unlawfully using, selling, or secreting in any place supplies of a value exceeding nine hundred fifty dollars ($950), the violation is a felony.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 28, Sec. 1. (SB 18 3x) Effective January 25, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 14492 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 6 - BUSINESS RIGHTS|CHAPTER 3 - Trade Names and Designations|ARTICLE 5 - Names Other Than Trade Names|Section 14492.

14492.  As used in this article, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this section unless the context otherwise requires:(a) “Organization” includes any lodge, order, beneficial association, fraternal or beneficial society or association, historical, military, or veterans organization, labor union, or any other similar society, organization, or association or degree, branch, subordinate lodge, or auxiliary thereof.(b) “Name and Ownership.” Name is that name that has first been adopted and used by an organization within or beyond the limits of this state, which name has been registered in the Office of the Secretary of State, and the name of any organization that has complied with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17900) of Part 3 of Division 7, unless the name conflicts with a name duly registered in the Office of the Secretary of State prior to the compliance with those provisions, and any organization that has so first adopted and used the name is its original owner.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 14493 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 6 - BUSINESS RIGHTS|CHAPTER 3 - Trade Names and Designations|ARTICLE 5 - Names Other Than Trade Names|Section 14493.

14493.  Any court of competent jurisdiction may restrain by injunction: the use of the name of any organization in a commercial venture, trade or business, or in the solicitation of subscriptions for or sale of any newspaper, book, or other publication, or in the solicitation of advertising in any newspaper, book, or other publication or in the solicitation of, donations, aid, or other benefits by any other person, firm, or corporation representing directly or indirectly that such commercial venture, trade or business, newspaper or book or other publication or donation or solicitation for donation, is sponsored, endorsed or being offered by the organization owning such name, unless the person, firm, or corporation so using the name is entitled to use the name under the constitution, by-laws or rules of the organization owning such name, or by the written consent of such organization so owning the name to such use.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1931.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 14494 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 6 - BUSINESS RIGHTS|CHAPTER 3 - Trade Names and Designations|ARTICLE 5 - Names Other Than Trade Names|Section 14494.

14494.  In any action under Section 14493 it is not necessary to allege or prove actual damages or the threat thereof or actual injury or the threat thereof, to the plaintiff, but in addition to injunctive relief, any plaintiff in any such action is entitled to recover the amount of the actual damages, if any, sustained by such plaintiff.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1931.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 14495 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 6 - BUSINESS RIGHTS|CHAPTER 3 - Trade Names and Designations|ARTICLE 5 - Names Other Than Trade Names|Section 14495.

14495.  The use of the name of any organization by any person, firm, or corporation not entitled to use the same under the constitution, by-laws, rules or regulations of the organization which owns the name or by the written consent of such organization, is presumptive evidence of the unlawful use or traffic in such name.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1931.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16000.

16000.  (a) The legislative body of an incorporated city may, in the exercise of its police power, and for the purpose of regulation, as herein provided, and not otherwise, license any kind of business not prohibited by law transacted and carried on within the limits of its jurisdiction, including all shows, exhibitions and lawful games, and may fix the rates of the license fee and provide for its collection by suit or otherwise. Any legislative body, including the legislative body of a charter city, that fixes the rate of license fees pursuant to this subdivision upon a business operating both within and outside the legislative body’s taxing jurisdiction, shall levy the license fee so that the measure of the fee fairly reflects that proportion of the activity actually carried on within the taxing jurisdiction.(b) No license fee levied pursuant to subdivision (a) that is measured by the licensee’s income or gross receipts, whether levied by a charter or general law city, shall apply to any nonprofit organization that is exempted from taxes by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 23701) of Part 11 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or Subchapter F (commencing with Section 501) of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the successor of either, or to any minister, clergyman, Christian Science practitioner, rabbi, or priest of any religious organization that has been granted an exemption from federal income tax by the United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a successor to that section.(c) Before a city, including a charter city, issues a business license to a person to conduct business as a contractor, as defined in Section 7026, the city shall verify that the person is licensed by the Contractors’ State License Board.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 936, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16000.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16000.1.

16000.1.  (a) (1) A city that licenses businesses carried on within its jurisdiction shall accept a California driver’s license or identification number, an individual taxpayer identification number, or a municipal identification number in lieu of a social security number if the city otherwise requires a social security number for the issuance of a business license.(2) A city that licenses a business carried on within its jurisdiction shall require the applicant to provide an address where the individual consents to receive service of process. An acceptable address for this purpose shall include a post office box or private mailbox that complies with paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 17538.5. This address shall be available for public inspection.(3) Personal information collected for purposes of issuing a business license by a city shall be confidential, shall not be available to the public for inspection, and shall not be disclosed except as required to administer the licensure program or comply with a judicial warrant, subpoena, or court order.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “City” includes a charter city and a city and county.(2) “Personal information” means all of the following:(A) An applicant’s residential address if the applicant provides a different address pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).(B) A California driver’s license or identification number, an individual taxpayer identification number, a municipal identification number, and a social security number. (C) Income and tax information.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 388, Sec. 2. (AB 2184) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16000.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16000.5.

16000.5.  Notwithstanding Section 16000, no incorporated city shall require a regulatory license or impose a regulatory license fee with respect to cafe musicians.“Cafe musician,” for the purposes of this section, means any person playing a musical instrument in any place or establishment where food or alcoholic beverages are sold, offered for sale or given away, who is an employee, or independent contractor, of such place or establishment. “Cafe musician” does not include an owner, manager, or operator of such place or establishment.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 969.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16000.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16000.7.

16000.7.  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the prohibition on the imposition of regulatory licenses and license fees on federally chartered veterans’ organizations that solicit donations as specified in this section is in need of uniform statewide regulation and constitutes a matter of statewide concern that shall be governed solely by this section.(b) Notwithstanding Section 37101 of the Government Code, Section 16000 of this code, or any other provision of law, no city, including a charter city, shall require a regulatory license or impose a regulatory license fee with respect to the solicitation of donations for the support of veterans by federally chartered veterans’ organizations specified in Title 36 of the United States Code.(c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit licensing and regulation of business-related activities, such as those involving the sale or exchange of goods or services.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 138, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16001.

16001.  Every honorably discharged or honorably relieved soldier, sailor, or marine of the United States or Confederate States who served in the Civil War, any Indian war, the Spanish-American War, any Philippine insurrection, the Chinese Relief Expedition, the World War of 1914 and years following, or World War II, who is physically unable to obtain a livelihood by manual labor, and who is a voter of this state, may distribute circulars, and hawk, peddle, and vend any goods, wares or merchandise owned by him, except spirituous, malt, vinous, or other intoxicating liquor, without payment of any license tax or fee whatsoever, whether municipal, county or state, and the legislative body shall issue to such soldier, sailor or marine, without cost, a license therefor.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 336.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16001.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16001.5.

16001.5.  Every person who was honorably discharged or honorably relieved from the military, naval or air service of the United States who served on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to February 1, 1955, or on or after August 5, 1964, and prior to a future date to be established by the Legislature, who is physically unable to obtain a livelihood by manual labor, and who is a resident of this state, may distribute circulars, and hawk, peddle, and vend any goods, wares or merchandise owned by him, except spirituous, malt, or vinous, or other intoxicating liquor, without payment of any license tax or fee whatsoever, whether municipal, county or state, and the legislative body shall issue to such person, without cost, a license therefor.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 336.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16001.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16001.7.

16001.7.  Every person who is honorably discharged or honorably relieved from the military, naval, or air service of the United States and who is a resident of this state, may distribute circulars, and hawk, peddle and vend any goods, wares, or merchandise owned by him or her, except spiritous, malt, or vinous, or other intoxicating liquor, without payment of any business license fee, whether municipal, county, or state, and the legislative body shall issue to that person, without cost, a license therefor.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 435, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16001.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16001.8.

16001.8.  (a) A veteran who is honorably discharged or honorably relieved from the Armed Forces of the United States and is a resident of this state shall not be required to pay any local business license fees for a business selling or providing services if the veteran is the sole proprietor of the business.(b) The Legislature finds and declares that the prohibition on the imposition of local business license fees on veterans as specified in this section is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair, as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 227, Sec. 1. (AB 498) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16002.

16002.  No license fee may be collected from, nor any penalty for the nonpayment thereof enforced against, any commercial traveler whose business is limited to goods, wares, and merchandise sold or dealt in at wholesale in this State.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16002.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16002.1.

16002.1.  No license fee for the privilege of auctioning real estate may be collected from any real estate auctioneer, whose business is limited exclusively to auctioning real estate, except by the city in which he has a permanent place of business.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1312.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16002.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16002.2.

16002.2.  No city shall impose a license fee or tax, other than a fee or tax based on gross receipts, for the privilege of renting, leasing, or operating laundry equipment, whether or not coin operated, upon any individual or firm whose business is limited exclusively to renting, leasing, or operating such equipment, which license fee taxes or has the effect of taxing any gross receipts, other than gross receipts actually derived from the conduct of business within such city. For purposes of this section, the tax shall be based on the entire gross receipts of the taxpayer derived within the city, and no minimum tax shall be imposed upon any business location, nor shall such tax be measured by the number of business locations or machines of the taxpayer within the city.This section shall not apply to coin-operated laundry equipment owned and operated by a retail establishment providing coin-operated laundry equipment for general public use.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1145.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16002.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16002.5.

16002.5.  No city shall impose a license fee or tax, other than a fee or tax based on gross receipts, for the privilege of renting, leasing, or operating coin-operated vending machines, upon any individual or firm whose business is limited exclusively to renting, leasing, or operating such machines, which license fee or tax has the effect of taxing any gross receipts other than gross receipts which are directly attributable to the business activities conducted within the city. For the purposes of this section, the license fee or tax shall be based on the entire gross receipts which are directly attributable to the business activities conducted within the city, and no minimum license fee or tax shall be imposed upon any business location, nor shall such license fee or tax be measured by the number of business locations or machines of the taxpayer within the city.Any license to conduct a business issued by a city in connection with which the city imposes a license fee or tax upon coin-operated vending machines within the city, may be revoked for failure of the licensee to report to the city the gross receipts from such machines. The city may demand an audit of any such licensee and require him to submit a copy of the state sales and use tax returns filed relative to such machines, and a copy of any other tax statement filed with any government entity by him or by any other individual or firm owning, renting, leasing, or operating such machines disclosing the gross receipts received from owning, renting, leasing, or operating such machines.The provisions of this section shall not apply to a chartered city or to a chartered city and county.(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 817.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16003.

16003.  This article does not repeal any act vesting municipal corporations with power to license for revenue purposes.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing by Cities|Section 16004.

16004.  Any license issued to a business pursuant to this chapter shall be revoked for a violation of Section 24185 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to human cloning.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 821, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 2 - Licensing by Counties|Section 16100.

16100.  (a) The board of supervisors may in the exercise of its police powers, and for the purpose of regulation, as herein provided, and not otherwise, license any kind of business not prohibited by law, transacted and carried on within the limits of its jurisdiction, including all shows, exhibitions, and lawful games, and may fix the rate of the license fee and provide for its collection by suit or otherwise.(b) No license fee levied pursuant to subdivision (a) that is measured by the licensee’s income or gross receipts, whether levied by a charter or general law county, shall apply to any nonprofit organization that is exempted from taxes by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 23701) of Part 11 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or Subchapter F (commencing with Section 501) of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the successor of either, or to any minister, clergyman, Christian Science practitioner, rabbi, or priest of any religious organization that has been granted an exemption from federal income tax by the United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a successor to that section.(c) Before a county issues a business license to a person to conduct business as a contractor, as defined by Section 7026, the county shall verify that the person is licensed by the Contractors State License Board.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 312, Sec. 96. (SB 1474) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16100.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 2 - Licensing by Counties|Section 16100.1.

16100.1.  (a) (1) A county that licenses businesses carried on within its jurisdiction shall accept a California driver’s license or identification number, an individual taxpayer identification number, or a municipal identification number in lieu of a social security number if the county otherwise requires a social security number for the issuance of a business license.(2) A county that licenses a business carried on within its jurisdiction shall require the applicant to provide an address where the individual consents to receive service of process. An acceptable address for this purpose shall include a post office box or private mailbox that complies with paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 17538.5. This address shall be available for public inspection.(3) Personal information collected for purposes of issuing a business license by a county shall be confidential, shall not be available to the public for inspection, and shall not be disclosed except as required to administer the licensure program or comply with a judicial warrant, subpoena, or court order.(b) For purposes of this section, “personal information” means all of the following:(1) An applicant’s residential address if the applicant provides a different address pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).(2) A California driver’s license or identification number, an individual taxpayer identification number, a municipal identification number, and a social security number.(3) Income and tax information.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 388, Sec. 3. (AB 2184) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 16100.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 7 - GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|PART 1 - LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION|CHAPTER 2 - Licensing by Counties|Section 16100.5.

16100.5.  Notwithstanding Section 16100, no county or city and county shall require a regulatory license or impose a regulatory license fee with respect to cafe musicians.“Cafe musician,” for the purposes of this section, means any person playing a musical instrument in any place or establishment where food or alcoholic beverages are sold, offered for sale or given away, who is an employee, or independent contractor, of such place or establishment. “Cafe musician” does not include an owner, manager, or operator of such place or establishment.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 969.)