CA Bus & Prof Code § 19275.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.1 - Household Movers Act|ARTICLE 7 - Suspension and Revocation of Permits|Section 19275.2.

19275.2.  (a) (1) Upon receipt of a written recommendation from the Department of the California Highway Patrol that the permit of a household mover be suspended for any of the following, the bureau, pending a hearing in the matter pursuant to subdivision (d), shall initiate proceedings to suspend the household mover’s permit:(A) Failure to maintain any vehicle used in transportation for compensation in a safe operating condition or to comply with the Vehicle Code or with applicable regulations contained in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations, if that failure is either a consistent failure or presents an imminent danger to public safety.(B) Failure to enroll all drivers in the pull-notice system as required by Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code.(C) Failure to submit any application or pay any fee required by subdivision (e) or (h) of Section 34501.12 of the Vehicle Code within the timeframes set forth in that section.(2) The written recommendation shall specifically indicate compliance with subdivision (c).(b) (1) A household mover whose permit is suspended pursuant to subdivision (a) may obtain a reinspection of its terminal and vehicles by the Department of the California Highway Patrol by submitting a written request for reinstatement to the bureau and paying a reinstatement fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).(2) A household mover whose permit is suspended for failure to submit any application or to pay any fee required by Section 34501.12 of the Vehicle Code shall present proof of having submitted that application or having paid that fee to the Department of the California Highway Patrol before applying for reinstatement of that permit.(3) The bureau shall deposit all reinstatement fees collected pursuant to this subdivision in the fund. The bureau shall then forward a request for reinspection to the Department of the California Highway Patrol which shall then perform a reinspection within a reasonable time or verify receipt of the application or fee, or both the application and fee. The bureau shall reinstate a household mover’s permit that is suspended under subdivision (a) promptly upon receipt of a written recommendation from the Department of the California Highway Patrol that the household mover’s safety compliance has improved to the satisfaction of that department, or that the required application or fees have been received, unless the permit is suspended for another reason or has been revoked.(c) Before transmitting a recommendation pursuant to subdivision (a) to the bureau, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall notify the household mover in writing of all of the following:(1) That the Department of the California Highway Patrol has determined that the household mover’s safety record, or compliance with Section 1808.1 of, or subdivision (e) or (h) of Section 34501.12 of, the Vehicle Code, is unsatisfactory, furnishing a copy of any documentation or summary of any other evidence supporting the determination.(2) That the determination may result in a suspension or revocation of the household mover’s permit by the bureau.(3) That the household mover may request a review of the determination by the Department of the California Highway Patrol within five days of its receipt of the notice required under this subdivision. If a review pursuant to this paragraph is requested by the household mover, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall conduct and evaluate that review prior to transmitting any notification to the bureau pursuant to subdivision (a).(d) If the bureau, after a hearing, finds that a household mover has continued to operate as a household mover after its permit or permits have been suspended pursuant to subdivision (a), the bureau shall do one of the following:(1) Revoke the operating permit or permits of the household mover.(2) Impose upon the holder of the permit or permits a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day of unlawful operations.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 8. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018.)