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CA Veh Code § 11545 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Automobile Dismantlers|Section 11545.

11545.  (a) The department shall collaborate with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and the State Air Resources Board to review and coordinate enforcement and compliance activity related to unlicensed and unregulated automobile dismantling, including resulting tax evasion, environmental impacts, and public health impacts. (b) The department, along with the agencies listed in subdivision (a), may collaborate with and solicit information from district attorneys, certified unified program agencies, code enforcement agencies, and any other federal, state, or local agencies with jurisdictions over unlicensed and unregulated automobile dismantlers to achieve the purposes of this section.(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2024, the department, in collaboration with the agencies listed in subdivision (a), shall submit a report to the Legislature including, but not limited to, the following:(A) The number of unlicensed automobile dismantlers investigated and the number of investigations that resulted in an administrative enforcement action, a civil enforcement action, criminal prosecution, or compliance assistance activity.(B) The number of unlicensed automobile dismantlers investigated and the number of investigations that resulted in an enforcement action for theft of a catalytic converter or purchase, receipt, possession, or sale of a stolen catalytic convertor. (C) The number of locations used for unlicensed automobile dismantling that were determined to be a public nuisance and the number of actions taken to enjoin, abate, or prevent the illegal activity from continuing.(D) Progress made to bring unlicensed automobile dismantlers into compliance through the adoption and implementation of the recommendations from the January 21, 2020, report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Assembly Bill 1858 of the 2015–16 Regular Session. (E) Remaining statutory, administrative, or regulatory gaps for investigating and prosecuting unlicensed automobile dismantlers.(F) Recommendations for additional strategies for bringing unlicensed automobile dismantlers into compliance through compliance assistance, education, training, or other identified methods.(G) Recommendations for modifying, eliminating, or continuing the coordinated enforcement and compliance activities pursuant to this section.(2) The report required by this subdivision shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2025, deletes or extends that date.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 601, Sec. 4. (SB 366) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
CA Veh Code § 11600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11600.

11600.  It shall be unlawful for any lessor-retailer to make a retail sale of a vehicle of a type subject to registration without having first procured either a vehicle dealer license or a lessor-retailer license or temporary permit issued by the department or when such license or temporary permit issued by the department has been canceled, suspended, revoked, or invalidated or has expired.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1284.)
CA Veh Code § 11601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11601.

11601.  (a) Every lessor-retailer who sells at retail a vehicle of a type subject to registration shall make application to the department for a license. The applicant shall submit proof of his status as a bona fide lessor-retailer as may reasonably be required by the department.(b) An application shall be made for the principal place of business, and a separate branch office application shall be made for each branch office location of the licensee as shall be operated and maintained by the applicant in conjunction with the retail sale or sales of vehicles.(c) “Principal place of business,” for the purposes of this chapter, means the place designated by the lessor-retailer as the main business or office location in California whether or not retail sales are made from such location.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1284.)
CA Veh Code § 11602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11602.

11602.  (a) The department shall prescribe and provide forms to be used for application for licenses to be issued under the terms and provisions of this chapter and require of such applicants, where appropriate as a condition precedent to issuance of such license, such information, including but not limited to, fingerprints and personal history statements, touching on and concerning the applicant’s character, honesty, integrity and reputation as it may consider necessary; provided, however, that every application for a lessor-retailer license shall contain, in addition to such information that the department may require, a statement of the following facts:(1) The name and residence address of the applicant and the trade name, if any, under which he intends to conduct his business; and if the applicant be a partnership, the name and residence address of each member thereof, whether a limited or general partner, and the name under which the partnership business is to be conducted; and if the applicant be a corporation, the name of the corporation and the name and address of each of its principal officers and directors.(2) A complete description, including the city, town or village with the street and number, if any, of its principal place of business in California and such other and additional branch location or locations.(b) Upon receipt of an application accompanied with the appropriate fee, the department shall make a thorough investigation of the information contained in the application.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1284.)
CA Veh Code § 11603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11603.

11603.  (a) The department may issue, or for reasonable cause shown, refuse to issue, a license to any applicant applying for a lessor-retailer license or branch office location.(b) The license shall contain the applicant’s name, location address and the general distinguishing number assigned to the applicant.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1284.)
CA Veh Code § 11604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11604.

11604.  The department may refuse to issue a lessor-retailer license when it makes any of the following determinations:(a) The applicant has outstanding an unsatisfied final court judgment rendered in connection with an activity licensed under the authority of this division.(b) The applicant was previously the holder, or a managerial employee of the holder, of a license issued under this division which was revoked for cause and never reissued by the department, or which was suspended for cause and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled.(c) The applicant was previously a business representative whose license issued under this division was revoked for cause and never reissued or was suspended for cause and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled.(d) If the applicant is a business, a business representative was previously the holder of a license, or was a business representative of a business whose license, issued under this division, was revoked for cause and never reissued or was suspended for cause and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled; or, by reason of the facts and circumstances related to the organization, control, and management of the business, the operation of that business will be directed, controlled, or managed by individuals who, by reason of their conviction of violations of this code, would be ineligible for a license and, by licensing that business, the purposes of this chapter would be defeated.(e) The applicant, or a business representative if the applicant is a business, has been convicted of a crime or committed any act or engaged in conduct involving moral turpitude which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the licensed activity. A conviction after a plea of nolo contendere is a conviction within the meaning of this section.(f) The applicant was previously the holder of an occupational license issued by another state, authorizing the same or similar activities of a license issued under this division; and that license was revoked or suspended for cause and was never reissued, or was suspended for cause, and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled.(g) The information contained in the application is incorrect.(h) A decision of the department to cancel, suspend, or revoke a license has been made, and the applicant was a business representative of the business regulated under that license.(i) The applicant does not have a principal place of business in California.(j) The applicant has failed to pay the full amount of a claim paid by the Consumer Motor Vehicle Recovery Corporation, plus interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum, as described in subdivision (i) of Section 11703.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 437, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Veh Code § 11604.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11604.1.

11604.1.  Any cause specified in this chapter as a cause to suspend or revoke the license issued to a lessor-retailer is a cause to refuse to issue a license to a lessor-retailer.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 33.)
CA Veh Code § 11604.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11604.5.

11604.5.  (a) The department, after notice and hearing, on an interim basis, may refuse to issue or may suspend a license issued under this chapter when the applicant or licensee, or a business representative if the applicant or licensee is a business, has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the licensed activity, if an appeal of the conviction is pending or the conviction has otherwise not become final. A conviction after a plea of nolo contendere is a conviction within the meaning of this section.(b) When a conviction, upon which an interim refusal to issue or suspension under subdivision (a) is based, is affirmed on appeal or otherwise becomes final, the refusal to issue or suspension shall automatically take effect as a denial or revocation, as the case may be, of the license. If the interim refusal to issue or suspension was stayed under probationary terms and conditions, the subsequent automatic denial or revocation shall also be stayed under the same terms and conditions for a term not to exceed the original term of probation for the interim refusal to issue or suspension.(c) If a conviction, upon which an interim refusal to issue or suspension under subdivision (a) is based, is reversed on appeal, the refusal or suspension shall be set aside immediately by the department.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 34.)
CA Veh Code § 11605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11605.

11605.  (a) Upon refusal of the department to issue a license to a lessor-retailer, the applicant shall be entitled to demand in writing a hearing before the director or his representative within 60 days after notice of refusal.(b) The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1284.)
CA Veh Code § 11606 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11606.

11606.  Except where the provisions of this code require the refusal to issue a license, the department may issue a probationary license subject to conditions to be observed by the licensee in the exercise of the privilege granted. The conditions to be attached to the exercise of the privilege shall not appear on the face of the license but shall be such as may, in the judgment of the department, be in the public interest and suitable to the qualifications of the applicant as disclosed by the application and investigation by the department of the information contained therein.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1284.)
CA Veh Code § 11607 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11607.

11607.  Pending the satisfaction of the department that the applicant has met the requirements under this chapter, it may issue a temporary permit to any person applying for a lessor-retailer license or branch office location. The temporary permit shall permit the operation by the lessor-retailer while the department is completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to the qualifications of the applicant to such license. The department may cancel such temporary permit when it has determined or has reasonable cause to believe that the application is incorrect or incomplete or the temporary permit was issued in error. Such temporary permit shall be invalid when canceled or when the applicant’s license has been issued or refused.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 198, Sec. 18. (AB 3246) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Veh Code § 11608 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11608.

11608.  The department may issue a certificate of convenience to the executor, executrix, administrator or administratrix of the estate of a deceased holder of a valid license issued under this chapter, or if no executor, executrix, administrator or administratrix has been appointed, and until a certified copy of an order making such appointment is filed with the department, to the widow or other heir otherwise entitled to conduct the business of the deceased, permitting such person to exercise the privileges granted by such license for a period of one year from and after the date of death and necessary one-year renewals thereafter, pending, but not later than, disposal of the business and qualification of the vendee of the business or such surviving widow, heir or other persons for such license under the provisions of this chapter. The department may restrict or condition the license and attach to the exercise of the privileges thereunder such terms and conditions as in its judgment the protection of the public requires.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1284.)
CA Veh Code § 11609 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11609.

11609.  Each office location operated and maintained by a lessor-retailer in conjunction with its retail sale of a vehicle or vehicles shall have posted in a place conspicuous to the public the license issued by the department to the lessor, and shall have erected or posted thereon such signs or devices providing information relating to the lessor-retailer’s name, the office location and the office address, to enable any person doing business with such lessor to identify him properly.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1284.)
CA Veh Code § 11609.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11609.5.

11609.5.  Every lessor-retailer who displays or offers one or more used vehicles for sale at retail shall post a notice not less than 8 inches high and 10 inches wide, in a place conspicuous to the public, which states the following:“The prospective purchaser of a vehicle may, at his or her own expense and with the approval of the lessor-retailer, have the vehicle inspected by an independent third party either on or off these premises.”(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 35.)
CA Veh Code § 11610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11610.

11610.  (a)  If the lessor-retailer changes the location of its principal place of business or any branch office location in California, the lessor-retailer shall immediately upon making the change notify the department.(b)  If a lessor-retailer, for any reason, ceases to be in possession of its principal place of business or any branch office location, the lessor-retailer shall immediately notify the department, and shall deliver to the department the lessor-retailer license issued for the location, and, upon demand, all report of sale books in his or her possession.(c) Any person licensed under this chapter who has closed his or her principal place of business may be served with process issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code by registered mail at that place of business, unless the person has notified the department in writing of another address where service may be made.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 216, Sec. 114.)
CA Veh Code § 11612 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11612.

11612.  (a) Before any lessor-retailer license shall be issued or renewed by the department to any applicant therefor, the applicant shall procure and file with the department a bond meeting the same requirements as specified for a vehicle dealer’s license in Sections 11710 and 11710.2.(b) Any cause of action or claim specified in Section 11711 against a vehicle dealer’s bond shall also be a cause of action or claim against a lessor-retailer’s bond.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 395.)
CA Veh Code § 11613 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11613.

11613.  (a) The department, after notice and hearing, may suspend or revoke the license issued to a lessor-retailer upon determining that the person to whom the license was issued is not lawfully entitled thereto, or has done any of the following:(1) Filed an application for the license using a false or fictitious name not registered with the proper authorities, or knowingly made any false statement or knowingly concealed any material fact, in the application for the license.(2) Used a false or fictitious name, knowingly made any false statement or knowingly concealed any material fact in any application for the registration of a vehicle, or otherwise committed a fraud in the application.(3) Knowingly purchased, sold, or otherwise acquired or disposed of a stolen motor vehicle.(4) Violated any provision of Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000) or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto.(5) Violated any provision of Division 4 (commencing with Section 10500) or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto.(6) Violated any provision of this chapter or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto.(7) Violated any provision of Chapter 2b (commencing with Section 2981) of Title 14 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto under the authority of Section 1651.(8) Submitted a check, draft, or money order to the department for any obligation or fee due the state which was thereafter dishonored or refused payment upon presentation.(9) Caused any person to suffer any loss or damage by reason of any fraud or deceit practiced on, or fraudulent representations made to, that person in the sale of a vehicle or parts or accessories thereof.For purposes of this subdivision, “fraud” includes any act or omission which is included within the definition of either “actual fraud” or “constructive fraud” as defined in Sections 1572 and 1573 of the Civil Code, and “deceit” has the same meaning as defined in Section 1710 of the Civil Code. In addition, “fraud” and “deceit” include, but are not limited to, a misrepresentation in any manner, whether intentionally false or due to gross negligence, of a material fact; a promise or representation not made honestly and in good faith; an intentional failure to disclose a material fact; and any act within Section 484 of the Penal Code.For purposes of this subdivision, “person” also includes a governmental entity.(b) Any of the causes specified in this chapter as a cause for refusal to issue a license to a lessor-retailer applicant is cause to suspend or revoke a license issued to a lessor-retailer.(c) Every hearing provided for in this section shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 36.)
CA Veh Code § 11613.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers|Section 11613.5.

11613.5.  (a) After the filing of an accusation under this chapter, the director may enter into a stipulated compromise settlement agreement with the consent of the licensee on terms and conditions mutually agreeable to the director, the respondent licensee, and the accuser without further hearing or appeal. The agreement may include, but is not limited to, a period of probation or monetary penalties, or both. The monetary penalty shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, and it shall be based on the nature of the violation and the effect of the violation on the purposes of this chapter.(b) A compromise settlement agreement may be entered before, during, or after the hearing, but is valid only if executed and filed pursuant to subdivision (d) before the proposed decision of the hearing officer, if any, is adopted or the case is decided.(c) The department shall adopt, by regulation, a schedule of maximum and minimum amounts of monetary penalties, the payment of which may be included as a term or condition of a compromise settlement agreement entered under subdivision (a). Any monetary penalty included in a compromise settlement agreement shall be within the range of monetary penalties in that schedule.(d) Any compromise settlement agreement entered under this section shall be signed by the director, the respondent licensee, and the accuser, or by their authorized representatives. The director shall file, or cause to be filed, the agreement with the Office of Administrative Hearings, together with the department’s notice of withdrawal of the accusation or statement of issues upon which the action was initiated.(e) If the respondent licensee fails to perform all of the terms and conditions of the compromise settlement agreement, the agreement is void and the department may take any action authorized by law notwithstanding the agreement, including, but not limited to, refiling the accusation or imposing license sanctions.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1022, Sec. 18.)