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CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.113 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.113.

4999.113.  (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, a retired license to a professional clinical counselor who holds a license that is current and active or a license that is inactive, and whose license is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise punitively restricted by the board or subject to disciplinary action under this chapter.(b) The holder of a retired license issued pursuant to this section shall not engage in any activity for which an active professional clinical counselor license is required.(c) The holder of a retired license shall not be required to renew that license.(d) The holder of a retired license may apply to restore to active status his or her license to practice professional clinical counseling if that retired license was issued less than three years prior to the application date, and the applicant meets all of the following requirements:(1) Has not committed an act or crime constituting grounds for denial of licensure.(2) Pays the required renewal fee.(3) Completes the required continuing education as specified in Section 4999.76.(4) Complies with the fingerprint submission requirements established by the board in regulation.(e) An applicant requesting to restore his or her license pursuant to subdivision (d), whose license was issued in accordance with this section less than one year from the date of the application, shall complete 18 hours of continuing education as specified in Section 4999.76.(f) An applicant requesting to restore his or her license pursuant to subdivision (d), whose license was issued in accordance with this section one or more years from the date of application, shall complete 36 hours of continuing education as specified in Section 4999.76.(g) The holder of a retired license may apply to restore to active status his or her license to practice professional clinical counseling if that retired license was issued three or more years prior to the application date, and the applicant meets all of the following requirements:(1) Has not committed an act or crime constituting grounds for denial of licensure.(2) Applies for licensure and pays the required fees.(3) Passes the examinations required for licensure.(4) Complies with the fingerprint submission requirements established by the board in regulation.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 339, Sec. 4. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.114 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.114.

4999.114.  The board shall report each month to the Controller the amount and source of all revenue received pursuant to this chapter and at the same time deposit the entire amount thereof in the State Treasury for credit to the Behavioral Sciences Fund.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.116 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.116.

4999.116.  (a) The moneys credited to the Behavioral Sciences Fund under Section 4999.114 shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be used for the purposes of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this chapter.(b) The board shall keep records that will reasonably ensure that funds expended in the administration of each licensing or registration category bear a reasonable relation to the revenue derived from each category, and shall so notify the department no later than May 31 of each year.(c) Surpluses, if any, may be used in a way so as to bear a reasonable relation to the revenue derived from each category, and may include, but not be limited to, expenditures for education and research related to each of the licensing or registration categories.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.118 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.118.

4999.118.  A licensee or registrant shall give written notice to the board of a name change, giving both the old and new names. The written notice shall be submitted to the board within 30 days of the issuance of a new government-issued photographic identification. The licensee or registrant shall certify the information is correct by signing a statement under penalty of perjury. A copy of both of the following documents evidencing the change shall be submitted with the notice:(a) A current government-issued photographic identification.(b) The legal document authorizing the name change, such as a court order or a marriage certificate.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 24. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.120.

4999.120.  (a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of professional clinical counselors:(1) The fee for the application for licensure shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500).(2) The fee for the application for associate registration shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300).(3) (A) (i) The fee for the board-administered clinical examination, if the board chooses to adopt this examination in regulations, shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500).(ii) The fee for the California law and ethics examination shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300).(B) An applicant who fails to appear for an examination, after having been scheduled to take the examination, shall forfeit the examination fees.(C) The amount of the examination fees shall be based on the actual cost to the board of developing, purchasing, and grading each examination and the actual cost to the board of administering each examination. The written examination fees shall be adjusted periodically by regulation to reflect the actual costs incurred by the board.(4) The fee for the issuance of a license shall be two hundred dollars ($200). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of four hundred dollars ($400).(5) The fee for the annual renewal of an associate registration shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300).(6) The fee for the two-year license renewal shall be two hundred dollars ($200). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of four hundred dollars ($400).(7) The renewal delinquency fee shall be one-half of the fee for license renewal. A person who permits their license to expire shall be subject to the delinquency fee.(8) The fee for issuance of a retired license shall be forty dollars ($40).(9) The fee for rescoring an examination shall be twenty dollars ($20).(10) The fee for issuance of a replacement license or registration shall be twenty dollars ($20).(11) The fee for issuance of a certificate or letter of good standing shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 71. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.121 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.121.

4999.121.  (a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 4999.120 for the biennial renewal of a license pursuant to Section 4999.102, the board shall collect an additional fee of twenty dollars ($20) at the time of renewal. The board shall transfer this amount to the Controller who shall deposit the funds in the Mental Health Practitioner Education Fund.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 557, Sec. 7. (AB 1188) Effective October 7, 2017. Section operative July 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.123 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 7 - Professional Clinical Counselor Corporations|Section 4999.123.

4999.123.  A professional clinical counselor corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, so long as that corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees who are rendering professional services are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), this article, and any other statute or regulation pertaining to that corporation and the conduct of its affairs. With respect to a professional clinical counselor corporation, the term “governmental agency” in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code) shall be construed to mean the Board of Behavioral Sciences.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 73. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.124 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 7 - Professional Clinical Counselor Corporations|Section 4999.124.

4999.124.  It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in, or abet the violation of, or conspire to violate, any provision or term of this article, the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), or any regulation adopted under those laws.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 381, Sec. 13. (SB 146) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.125 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 7 - Professional Clinical Counselor Corporations|Section 4999.125.

4999.125.  The name of a professional clinical counselor corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services shall contain the words “licensed professional clinical counselor” or “professional clinical counselor” and wording or abbreviations denoting a corporate existence. A professional clinical counselor corporation that conducts business under a fictitious business name shall not use any name that is false, misleading, or deceptive, and shall inform each patient, prior to commencement of treatment, that the business is conducted by a professional clinical counselor corporation.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 381, Sec. 13. (SB 146) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.126 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 7 - Professional Clinical Counselor Corporations|Section 4999.126.

4999.126.  Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of a professional clinical counselor corporation shall be a licensed person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 381, Sec. 13. (SB 146) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.127 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 7 - Professional Clinical Counselor Corporations|Section 4999.127.

4999.127.  The income of a professional clinical counselor corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of that shareholder or his or her shares in the professional clinical counselor corporation.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 381, Sec. 13. (SB 146) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.128 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 7 - Professional Clinical Counselor Corporations|Section 4999.128.

4999.128.  A professional clinical counselor corporation shall not perform or fail to perform any act the performance of which, or for which the failure to perform, would constitute unprofessional conduct under any statute, rule, or regulation. In the conduct of its practice, a professional clinical counselor corporation shall observe and be bound by any statute, rule, or regulation that applies to a licensed professional clinical counselor.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 381, Sec. 13. (SB 146) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.129 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 7 - Professional Clinical Counselor Corporations|Section 4999.129.

4999.129.  The board may formulate and enforce any rule or regulation to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including as follows:(a) Any rule or regulation that requires that the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a professional clinical counselor corporation shall include a provision that requires the capital stock of the corporation owned by a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, or a deceased person to be sold to the corporation or to the remaining shareholders of the corporation within the timeframe that the rule or regulation requires.(b) Any rule or regulation that requires that a professional clinical counselor corporation shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against the corporation by its patients arising out of the rendering of professional services.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 381, Sec. 13. (SB 146) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5000.

5000.  (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the California Board of Accountancy, which consists of 15 members, 7 of whom shall be licensees, and 8 of whom shall be public members who shall not be licentiates of the board or registered by the board. The board has the powers and duties conferred by this chapter.(b) The Governor shall appoint four of the public members, and the seven licensee members as provided in this section. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint two public members. In appointing the seven licensee members, the Governor shall appoint individuals representing a cross section of the accounting profession.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. However, the review of the board shall be limited to reports or studies specified in this chapter and those issues identified by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the board regarding the implementation of new licensing requirements.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 359, Sec. 2. (AB 1521) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5000.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5000.1.

5000.1.  Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Board of Accountancy 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. 23. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5000.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5000.5.

5000.5.  No public member shall be a current or former licensee of the board or an immediate family member of a licensee, or be currently or formerly employed by a public accounting firm, bookkeeping firm, or firm engaged in providing tax preparation as its primary business, or have any financial interest in the business of a licensee. Each public member shall meet all of the requirements for public membership on the board as set forth in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 450) of Division 1.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 231, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5001.

5001.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), each member of the board, except the public members, shall be actively engaged in the practice of public accountancy and shall have been so engaged for a period of not less than five years preceding the date of his appointment. Each member shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state for at least five years next preceding his appointment, and shall be of good character. Within 30 days after their appointment, the members of the board shall take and subscribe to the oath of office as prescribed by the Government Code and shall file the same with the Secretary of State.(b) One licensee member appointed by the Governor may be an active educator within a program that emphasizes the study of accounting within a college, university, or four-year educational institution.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 807, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5002.

5002.  Each member shall be appointed for a term of four years and shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of his successor or until one year shall have elapsed since the expiration of the term for which he was appointed, whichever first occurs.Vacancies occurring shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term of a person licensed in the same capacity as the person being replaced. No person shall serve more than two terms consecutively. The Governor shall remove from the board any member, except a public member, whose permit to practice has become void, revoked or suspended. The Governor may, after hearing, remove any member of the board for neglect of duty or other just cause.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5003.

5003.  The officers of the board are a president, vice president and a secretary-treasurer.(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 310.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5004.

5004.  The president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer shall be elected by the board for a term of one year from among its members at the time of the annual meeting. The newly elected president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer shall assume the duties of their respective offices at the conclusion of the annual meeting at which they were elected.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1137, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5006.

5006.  The officers of the board shall continue in office until their successors are elected and qualify.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1353.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5007.

5007.  The president shall preside at all meetings of the board, and in the event of the president’s absence or inability to act, the vice president shall preside. If both the president and vice president are absent or unable to act, the secretary-treasurer shall preside at meetings of the board. The president may designate a board member who is not an officer to preside at a meeting of the board if all officers of the board are absent or unable to act at that meeting. Other duties of the president, vice president, and the duties of the secretary-treasurer, shall be such as the board may prescribe.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 300, Sec. 1. (AB 298) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5008.

5008.  The board shall, from time to time, but not less than twice each year, prepare and distribute to all licensees, a report of the activities of the board, including amendments to this chapter and regulations adopted by the board, and may likewise distribute reports of other matters of interest to the public and to practitioners. The board may meet this requirement by electronically distributing these materials via email or making them available on the board’s internet website.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 359, Sec. 3. (AB 1521) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5009 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5009.

5009.  The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled and maintained on its behalf, a register of licensees that contains information that the board determines is necessary for the purposes for which the board was established. The board shall make the register available to any licensee and to the public.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 639, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5009.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 1 - Accountants|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 5009.5.

5009.5.  In the interest of protecting the privacy of applicants and licensees, an email address provided by applicants or licensees to the board pursuant to this chapter shall not be considered a public record and shall not be disclosed pursuant to Section 27 or pursuant to a request under the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code), unless required pursuant to a court order by a court of competent jurisdiction.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 300, Sec. 2. (AB 298) Effective January 1, 2022.)