reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9855.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 4.5 - Service Contractors|Section 9855.2.

9855.2.  (a) A service contract seller shall not issue, sell, or offer for sale a service contract unless the obligor under the service contract has complied with one of the following requirements:(1) Files with the director one of the following:(A) The most recent annual report on Form 10-K required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, reflecting a net worth greater than the sum of the deferred revenues from service contracts in force. If the service contractor is a foreign corporation that files a comparable audited financial statement with its home government or with the United States government, the director may deem that statement an acceptable substitute for Form 10-K.(B) The most recent audited financial statement reflecting a net worth of not less than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000). The financial statement shall be certified by a certified public accountant who is licensed in the state where the service contract seller maintains its principal place of business or the seller’s state of domestic incorporation.(2) Obtains a service contract reimbursement insurance policy.(3) Sells service contracts that are administered by a service contract administrator who has obtained a service contract reimbursement insurance policy covering the seller’s service contracts.(4) Maintains and annually verifies to the director a funded account held in escrow equal to a minimum of 25 percent of the deferred revenues from the service contracts in force.(b) A service contract administrator shall not administer service contracts sold in this state unless a service contract reimbursement insurance policy covering these service contracts has been obtained.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 543, Sec. 4. (AB 2111) Effective January 1, 2011. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 9855.9.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9855.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 4.5 - Service Contractors|Section 9855.3.

9855.3.  (a) (1) The service contract form, along with all documents incorporated by reference into a service contract per the contract form, to be issued by the service contractor shall be filed with the director by the service contractor no later than 30 days prior to its use.(2) The term “documents incorporated by reference” shall mean all documents that are expressly made a part of the contract but that are not a part of the body of the contract. These documents may include, but are not limited to, invoices, declaration pages, and sales receipts.(3) Each service contract form shall be identified by a unique form number and date of last revision.(4) Once a service contract form is filed with the director under paragraph (1), no further changes shall be made to the text of the contract form without resubmission of the contract form to the director, unless the text was indicated as variable text when the contract is initially filed with the director.(b) Every service contract administrator shall file with its application for registration, and thereafter, with its application for registration renewal, a service contract reimbursement insurance policy.(c) Every service contract seller shall file with his or her application for registration, and thereafter with his or her application for registration renewal, one of the following:(1) The most recent annual report on Form 10-K required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, reflecting a net worth greater than the sum of the deferred revenues from service contracts in force. If the service contractor is a foreign corporation that files a comparable audited financial statement with its home government or with the United States government, the director may deem that statement an acceptable substitute for Form 10-K.(2) A service contract reimbursement insurance policy.(3) Evidence that his or her service contracts are administered by a service contract administrator who has obtained a service contract reimbursement insurance policy covering the seller’s service contracts.(4) Evidence of a funded account held in escrow equal to a minimum of 25 percent of the deferred revenues from the service contracts in force.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 578, Sec. 20. (SB 1483) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 9855.9.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9855.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 4.5 - Service Contractors|Section 9855.4.

9855.4.  (a) The service contract reimbursement insurance policy shall cover the obligations of the service contract seller under the service contracts sold during the period of time that the service contract reimbursement insurance policy was in force. The service contract reimbursement insurance policy shall either cover all service contracts sold or specifically cover those contracts sold to residents of the State of California.(b) A service contract reimbursement insurance policy shall contain a provision under which the insurer shall notify the bureau in writing of the termination or nonrenewal of the service contract reimbursement insurance policy.(c) Upon the effective date of the termination or cancellation of a service contractor’s service contract reimbursement insurance policy, the registration of the service contractors whose service contracts are covered thereby shall be automatically suspended, unless the affected service contractors have filed with the director, prior to the date of the termination or cancellation of the service contract reimbursement insurance policy, a new service contract reimbursement insurance policy or otherwise meet one of the requirements of Section 9855.2. Upon receipt of a written request from the service contractor, the director may delay the suspension of a service contractor’s registration for no more than 60 days. Following the automatic suspension, an administrative hearing shall be provided upon written request to the director in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1265, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 9855.9.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9855.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 4.5 - Service Contractors|Section 9855.5.

9855.5.  A service contractor shall comply with the provisions of Sections 1794.4 and 1794.41 of the Civil Code.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1265, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 9855.9.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9855.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 4.5 - Service Contractors|Section 9855.6.

9855.6.  Where a service contractholder cancels a service contract in accordance with Section 1794.41 of the Civil Code and the refund due is not paid to the service contractholder or credited to his or her account within 30 days after the service contractor receives written notice of cancellation, the amount of the required refund or credit shall bear interest, payable to the service contractholder, at the rate of 10 percent per annum for each additional 30 days or fraction thereof.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2007. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 9855.9.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9855.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 4.5 - Service Contractors|Section 9855.7.

9855.7.  The director may deny, or may suspend, revoke, or place on probation the registration of a service contractor for any act, omission, or crime that is committed by the service contractor or any employee, partner, officer, or agent of the service contractor for any of the following reasons:(a) Any conduct that constitutes fraud or dishonest dealing.(b) Conviction of a crime that has a substantial relationship to the qualifications, functions and duties of a registrant under this chapter, in which event the record of conviction shall be conclusive evidence thereof.(c) Assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provision of this article, or of regulations adopted under this article.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 354, Sec. 55. Effective January 1, 2008. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 9855.9.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9855.85 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 4.5 - Service Contractors|Section 9855.85.

9855.85.  Unless otherwise lawfully transacting the business of insurance pursuant to a certificate of authority issued pursuant to Section 700 of the Insurance Code for the appropriate class, a service contract administrator or third-party seller acting as an obligor on a service contract without having a service contract reimbursement insurance policy covering all service contracts under which the service contract administrator or third-party seller is obligated shall be deemed to be unlawfully transacting the business of insurance and shall be subject to subdivision (b) of Section 700 and Section 12921.8 of the Insurance Code.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 543, Sec. 5. (AB 2111) Effective January 1, 2011. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 9855.9.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9855.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 4.5 - Service Contractors|Section 9855.9.

9855.9.  This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 578, Sec. 21. (SB 1483) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 4.5, commencing with Section 9855.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9860 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 5 - Informal Adjustment of Complaints|Section 9860.

9860.  (a) The director shall establish procedures for accepting complaints from the public against any service dealer or service contractor.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 428, Sec. 14) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 578, Sec. 22. (SB 1483) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 578.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9860 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 5 - Informal Adjustment of Complaints|Section 9860.

9860.  (a) The director shall establish procedures for accepting complaints from the public against any service dealer.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 428, Sec. 15) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 578, Sec. 23. (SB 1483) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9861 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 5 - Informal Adjustment of Complaints|Section 9861.

9861.  If the complaint does not appear to state any violations of this chapter or of the regulations made pursuant to this chapter, the director shall so advise the complainant and take no further action.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1492.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9862 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 5 - Informal Adjustment of Complaints|Section 9862.

9862.  If a complaint indicates a possible violation of this chapter or of the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, the director may advise the service dealer of the contents of the complaint and, if the service dealer is so advised, the director shall make a summary investigation of the facts after the service dealer has had reasonable opportunity to reply thereto.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1275, Sec. 52. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9862.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 5 - Informal Adjustment of Complaints|Section 9862.5.

9862.5.  (a) If a complaint indicates a possible violation of this chapter or of the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, the director may advise the service contractor of the contents of the complaint and, if the service contractor is so advised, the director shall make a summary investigation of the facts after the service contractor has had reasonable opportunity to reply thereto.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 578, Sec. 24. (SB 1483) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9863 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 5 - Informal Adjustment of Complaints|Section 9863.

9863.  (a) If, upon summary investigation, it appears probable to the director that a violation of this chapter, or the regulations thereunder, has occurred, the director, in his or her discretion, may suggest measures that in the director’s judgment would compensate the complainant for the damages he or she has suffered as a result of the alleged violation. If the service dealer or service contractor accepts the director’s suggestions and performs accordingly, the director shall give that fact due consideration in any subsequent disciplinary proceeding. If the service dealer or service contractor declines to abide by the suggestions of the director, the director may investigate further and may institute disciplinary proceedings in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 428, Sec. 17) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 578, Sec. 25. (SB 1483) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 578.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9863 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 5 - Informal Adjustment of Complaints|Section 9863.

9863.  (a) If, upon summary investigation, it appears probable to the director that a violation of this chapter, or the regulations thereunder, has occurred, the director, in his or her discretion, may suggest measures that in the director’s judgment would compensate the complainant for the damages he or she has suffered as a result of the alleged violation. If the service dealer accepts the director’s suggestions and performs accordingly, the director shall give that fact due consideration in any subsequent disciplinary proceeding. If the service dealer declines to abide by the suggestions of the director, the director may investigate further and may institute disciplinary proceedings in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 428, Sec. 18) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 578, Sec. 26. (SB 1483) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9870 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 9870.

9870.  All fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund, which fund is hereby created.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1161.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9871 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 9871.

9871.  The director shall report to the State Controller at the beginning of each month, for the month preceding, the amount and source of all revenue received by the bureau pursuant to this chapter, and at that time shall pay the entire amount thereof into the State Treasury for credit to the Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1161.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9872 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 9872.

9872.  The money in the Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund necessary for the administration of the bureau and the administration of this chapter shall be used for such purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 18, Sec. 60. (AB 20 4x) Effective October 23, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9873 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 9873.

9873.  The fees prescribed by this chapter shall be set by the director by regulation, according to the following schedule:(a) The initial registration fee for an electronic repair industry service dealer or for an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than two hundred five dollars ($205) for each place of business in this state. The initial registration fee for a person who engages in business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer and an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than four hundred five dollars ($405).(b) The annual registration renewal fee for an electronic repair industry service dealer or for an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than two hundred five dollars ($205) for each place of business in this state, if renewed prior to its expiration date. The annual renewal fee for a service dealer who engages in the business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer and an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than four hundred dollars ($400).(c) The delinquency fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee for a license in effect on the date of renewal of the license, except as otherwise provided in Section 163.5.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 4. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019. Section operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9874 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 9874.

9874.  All salaries, expenses, or costs incurred or sustained pursuant to this chapter shall be payable only out of the Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1161.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9880 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20.3 - Automotive Repair|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9880.

9880.  This chapter constitutes the chapter on automotive repair dealers. It may be cited as the Automotive Repair Act.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1578.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9880.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20.3 - Automotive Repair|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9880.2.

9880.2.  The following persons are exempt from the requirement of registration:(a) An employee of an automotive repair dealer if the employee repairs motor vehicles only as an employee.(b) A person who solely engages in the business of repairing the motor vehicles of one or more commercial, industrial, or governmental establishments.(c) A person who is registered pursuant to Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 9800) and whose work is limited to the installation or replacement of a motor vehicle radio, antenna, audio recorder, audio playback equipment, ignition interlock device, or burglar alarm.(d) A person whose primary business is the wholesale supply of new or rebuilt automotive parts who solely engages in the remachining of individual automotive parts without compensation for warranty adjustments to those parts and who does not engage in repairing or diagnosing malfunctions of motor vehicles or motorcycles. “Primary business” means the business that accounts for the majority of the company’s gross sales. “Wholesale supply” means the sale, by a seller who possesses a California Resale Permit, of automotive parts to a retailer or jobber for the purpose of resale. However, a person described in this subdivision, prior to commencing work, shall do both of the following:(1) Provide a notice containing the bureau’s toll-free telephone number to the customer that the person is not regulated by the bureau.(2) Provide a written description of the remachining services to be performed to the customer.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 661, Sec. 16. (SB 1576) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 9880.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 20.3 - Automotive Repair|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9880.3.

9880.3.  Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Bureau of Automotive Repair 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 the public shall be paramount.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 107, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2003.)