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CA Fam Code § 20037 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 20 - PILOT PROJECTS|PART 1 - FAMILY LAW PILOT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 3 - Santa Clara County Pilot Project|Section 20037.

20037.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c):(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to a child for whom services are provided or required to be provided by a district attorney pursuant to Section 11475.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(2) The court shall not hear or enter any order under this chapter in a matter involving such a child.(b) Any order entered contrary to subdivision (a) is void and without legal effect.(c) For purposes of enabling a custodial parent receiving assistance under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to participate in a pilot project authorized by this chapter, the district attorney, upon the request of the custodial parent, may execute a limited waiver of the obligation of representation under Section 11475.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These limited waivers shall be signed by both the district attorney and custodial parent and shall only permit the custodial parent to participate in the proceedings under this chapter. It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to limit the duties of district attorneys with respect to seeking child support payments or to in any way limit or supersede other provisions of this code respecting temporary child support.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 210. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 20040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 20 - PILOT PROJECTS|PART 1 - FAMILY LAW PILOT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 3 - Santa Clara County Pilot Project|Section 20040.

20040.  The court may elect to publish a low-cost booklet describing the program.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 210. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 20041 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 20 - PILOT PROJECTS|PART 1 - FAMILY LAW PILOT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 3 - Santa Clara County Pilot Project|Section 20041.

20041.  The court shall centralize, augment, and coordinate all presently existing programs under the court’s supervision that relate to children, including, but not limited to, mental health special masters, appointment of attorneys for children, supervised visitation, and other supporting personnel.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 210. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Fin Code § 300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 300.

300.  (a) In this section:(1) “Business and industrial development corporation” means a corporation licensed under Division 15 (commencing with Section 31000).(2) “Payment instrument” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 2003.(3) “Stored Value” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (x) of Section 2003.(b) There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which has charge of the execution of, among other laws, the laws of this state relating to any of the following: (1) banks or trust companies or the banking or trust business; (2) savings associations or the savings association business; (3) credit unions or the credit union business; (4) persons who engage in the business of receiving money for transmission or such business; (5) issuers of stored value or such business; (6) issuers of payment instruments or the payment instrument business; (7) business and industrial development corporations or the business and industrial development corporation business; (8) insurance premium finance agencies or the insurance premium finance business; (9) persons offering or making any contract constituting bucketing; (10) persons offering or selling off-exchange commodities; (11) deferred deposit originators; (12) finance lenders and brokers; (13) residential mortgage lenders and servicers; (14) capital access companies; (15) check sellers, bill payers, and proraters; (16) securities issuers, broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives; (17) mortgage loan originators employed or supervised by finance lenders or residential mortgage lenders; (18) escrow agents; (19) franchisors; (20) persons holding securities as custodians on behalf of securities owners; (21) persons offering or providing consumer financial products or services in this state; and (22) PACE program administrators.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 157, Sec. 1. (AB 1864) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Fin Code § 301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 301.

301.   (a)  This chapter is applicable to this division, Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 1000), Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 2000), Division 1.6 (commencing with Section 4800), Division 5 (commencing with Section 14000), Division 7 (commencing with Section 18000), and Division 15 (commencing with Section 31000).(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), this article, and Articles 2 (commencing with Section 320) and 3 (commencing with Section 350) are applicable to the administration of laws by the Division of Corporations.(c) Sections 329, 330, 332, 335, 336, 357, 378, 379, and 381 are not applicable to the Division of Corporations.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 47. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
CA Fin Code § 320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 320.

320.  (a)  The chief officer of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation is the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation. The Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation is the head of the department with the authority and responsibility over all officers, employees, and activities in the department and, except as otherwise provided in this code and the Corporations Code, is subject to the provisions of the Government Code relating to department heads.(b) The Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation shall employ legal counsel to act as the attorney for the commissioner in actions or proceedings brought by or against the commissioner under or pursuant to any law under the jurisdiction of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, or in which the commissioner joins or intervenes as to a matter within the jurisdiction of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, as a friend of the court or otherwise.(c) The Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation shall employ stenographic reporters to take and transcribe the testimony in any formal hearing or investigation before the commissioner or before a person authorized by the commissioner.(d) Sections 11040 and 11042 of the Government Code do not apply to the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 157, Sec. 2. (AB 1864) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Fin Code § 322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 322.

322.  The commissioner is appointed by the Governor, and holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The appointment of the commissioner is subject to confirmation by the Senate.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 323.

323.  The commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state for at least three years prior to his or her appointment. The commissioner shall be chosen solely for his or her qualifications and fitness to perform the duties of his or her office.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 324.

324.  The annual salary of the commissioner is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 325 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 325.

325.  Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the commissioner shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and file the same with the Secretary of State.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 326 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 326.

326.   (a)  The Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation is responsible for the performance of all duties, the exercise of all powers and jurisdiction, and the assumption and discharge of all responsibilities vested by law in the department and the divisions thereunder. The commissioner has and may exercise all the powers necessary or convenient for the administration and enforcement of, among other laws, the laws described in Section 300. The commissioner may issue rules and regulations consistent with law as the commissioner may deem necessary or advisable in executing the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the department.(b) In addition to the authority under subdivision (a), the commissioner may bring a civil action or other appropriate proceeding, pursuant to Section 5552 of Title 12 of the United States Code, to enforce the provisions of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 5481 et seq.), or regulations issued by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau thereunder, with respect to an entity that is licensed, registered, or subject to oversight by the commissioner, and to secure remedies under provisions of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand upon or limit the authority granted by Section 5552 of Title 12 of the United States Code (Section 1042 of Subtitle D of Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act). (Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 157, Sec. 4. (AB 1864) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Fin Code § 327 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 327.

327.  (a) The commissioner shall apply the Interagency Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Product Risks issued in September 2006 and the Statement on Subprime Mortgage Lending issued in June 2007 by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration to state-regulated financial institutions, including, but not limited to, privately insured, state-chartered credit unions.(b) The commissioner may issue emergency and final regulations to clarify the application of this section as soon as possible.(c) A bank or credit union to which the commissioner applies the documents described in subdivision (a) shall adopt and adhere to policies and procedures that are reasonably intended to achieve the objectives set forth in those documents.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 328 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 328.

328.  (a) The commissioner may make the agreements that he or she deems necessary or appropriate in exercising his or her powers.(b) (1) The agreements authorized under subdivision (a) may include, but are not limited to, agreements with agencies of this state, of other states of the United States, of the United States, or of foreign nations that regulate financial institutions, relating to examinations of banks, savings associations, credit unions, industrial loan companies, and other matters.(2) Any agreement with a government agency that regulates financial institutions is exempt from the advertising and competitive bidding requirements of the Public Contract Code.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 330 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 330.

330.  The authority vested in the Superintendent of Banks under subdivision (2) of Section 1 of Article XV of the California Constitution is delegated to the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 331 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 331.

331.  The commissioner may adopt and implement any method of accepting electronic filings of applications, reports, or other matters, which, in the opinion of the commissioner, is secure. Any method of electronic filing chosen by the commissioner shall include a method to verify the identity of the person making the filing. The verification shall be deemed to satisfy all other verifications required by the commissioner, and shall have the same force and effect as the use of manual signatures.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 699, Sec. 2. (SB 1361) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Fin Code § 331.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 331.5.

331.5.  (a) (1) A licensee subject to the commissioner’s jurisdiction shall establish and maintain an electronic service address designated for receiving communications and documents that are sent by the commissioner to licensees. This electronic service address shall be provided to the commissioner upon licensure. The electronic service address provided to the commissioner shall not be the electronic service address of any individual employee. A licensee shall have the capacity to receive an attachment that accompanies a message sent to its electronic service address, provided the size of the attachment is reasonable in relation to the technology available at the time the attachment is sent.(2) Prior to changing the electronic service address most recently provided to the commissioner, the licensee shall notify the commissioner of the change and provide to the commissioner his or her new electronic service address. The commissioner may impose a fine of up to fifty dollars ($50) per day, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) in the aggregate, on a licensee who fails to notify the commissioner before changing his or her electronic service address or fails to provide the commissioner a new electronic service address.(3) The commissioner shall provide each licensee that establishes and maintains an electronic service address in accordance with this section with an electronic service address designated for receiving correspondence from licensees subject to the commissioner’s jurisdiction. This service address shall have the capacity to receive an attachment that accompanies a message sent by the licensee, provided the size of the attachment is reasonable in relation to the technology available at the time the attachment is sent.(b) A communication sent to an electronic service address established pursuant to this section does not satisfy any notice requirement, or displace any law or regulation, that requires notice to be served in a different manner, if a hearing right attaches to the notice.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 699, Sec. 3. (SB 1361) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Fin Code § 333 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 333.

333.  The powers of supervision and examination of all licensees are vested in the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 334 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 334.

334.  The commissioner may promulgate or waive such rules and regulations as may be reasonable or necessary to carry out his or her duties and responsibilities.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 335 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 335.

335.  (a) The commissioner, whenever in his or her opinion such action is necessary or appropriate to carry out his or her duties, may call a meeting of the board of directors of a licensee.(b) A meeting of the board of a licensee called by the commissioner shall be held upon four days’ notice by first-class mail or 24 hours’ notice delivered personally or by telephone. The notice shall be given by the commissioner or, if the commissioner so orders, by an officer of the licensee.(c) A meeting of the board of a licensee called by the commissioner shall be held at a place within this state as may be designated by the commissioner and specified in the notice of the meeting.(d) The expenses of a meeting of the board of a licensee called by the commissioner shall be paid by the licensee.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 336 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 336.

336.  The commissioner may, at any time, require a licensee to write down any asset held by the licensee to a valuation that will represent the asset’s then fair market value.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 337 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 2 - Commissioner of Business Oversight|Section 337.

337.  (a) The commissioner, when conducting examinations under Section 500, 14250, 16150, or 16700, shall examine a licensee that maintains a correspondent account or payable-through account for compliance with the federal Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-195), associated federal regulations, and any related presidential executive orders. If the commissioner finds that a licensee is in violation, the commissioner may bring an action in accordance with Section 566, 14302, 16200, or 16900, and shall forward evidence of the violation to the United States Department of the Treasury. For purposes of this section, “correspondent account” and “payable-through account” have the meanings given those terms in Section 5381A of Title 31 of the United States Code.(b) This section shall become inoperative if both of the following conditions occur:(1) Iran is removed from the United States Department of State’s list of countries that have been determined to repeatedly provide support for acts of international terrorism.(2) Pursuant to the appropriate federal statute, the President determines and certifies to the appropriate committee of the United States Congress that Iran has ceased its efforts to design, develop, manufacture, or acquire a nuclear explosive device or related materials and technology.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 139, Sec. 2. (AB 978) Effective January 1, 2014. Conditionally inoperative by its own provisions.)
CA Fin Code § 350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 3 - Deputies and Employees|Section 350.

350.  The chief deputy shall be appointed by the Governor and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the chief deputy shall be fixed by the Governor.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 50. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
CA Fin Code § 351 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 3 - Deputies and Employees|Section 351.

351.  (a) The chief officer of the Division of Corporations and Financial Institutions is the Senior Deputy Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation for the Division of Corporations and Financial Institutions. The Senior Deputy Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation for the Division of Corporations and Financial Institutions shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The Senior Deputy Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation for the Division of Corporations and Financial Institutions shall receive an annual salary as fixed by the Governor.(b) The chief officer of the Division of Consumer Financial Protection is the Senior Deputy Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation for the Division of Consumer Financial Protection. The Senior Deputy Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation for the Division of Consumer Financial Protection shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The Senior Deputy Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation for the Division of Consumer Financial Protection shall receive an annual salary as fixed by the Governor.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 157, Sec. 5. (AB 1864) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Fin Code § 352 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 3 - Deputies and Employees|Section 352.

352.  The commissioner may employ deputies in addition to the chief deputy, and examiners, appraisers, technical assistants, investigators, administrative assistants, clerks, and other employees that he or she may need to discharge in a proper manner the duties imposed upon him or her by law. He or she shall prescribe their duties and fix their compensation in accordance with classifications made by the State Personnel Board. The commissioner may also, at those times and on those terms as may be approved by the Governor, employ those attorneys as he or she may need.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 353 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Department of Business Oversight|ARTICLE 3 - Deputies and Employees|Section 353.

353.  Before entering upon the duties of his or her office each deputy and examiner shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 53. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)