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CA Bus & Prof Code § 205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 3 - Funds of the Department|Section 205.

205.  (a) There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds:(1) Accountancy Fund.(2) California Architects Board Fund.(3) Athletic Commission Fund.(4) Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund.(5) Cemetery and Funeral Fund.(6) Contractors License Fund.(7) State Dentistry Fund.(8) Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund.(9) California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund.(10) Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.(11) Optometry Fund.(12) Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund.(13) Physical Therapy Fund.(14) Private Investigator Fund.(15) Private Security Services Fund.(16) Professional Engineer’s, Land Surveyor’s, and Geologist’s Fund.(17) Consumer Affairs Fund.(18) Behavioral Sciences Fund.(19) Licensed Midwifery Fund.(20) Court Reporters’ Fund.(21) Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.(22) Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.(23) Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund.(24) Acupuncture Fund.(25) Physician Assistant Fund.(26) Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund.(27) Psychology Fund.(28) Respiratory Care Fund.(29) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund.(30) Board of Registered Nursing Fund.(31) Animal Health Technician Examining Committee Fund.(32) State Dental Hygiene Fund.(33) Structural Pest Control Fund.(34) Structural Pest Control Eradication and Enforcement Fund.(35) Structural Pest Control Research Fund.(36) Household Movers Fund.(b) For accounting and recordkeeping purposes, the Professions and Vocations Fund shall be deemed to be a single special fund, and each of the several special funds therein shall constitute and be deemed to be a separate account in the Professions and Vocations Fund. Each account or fund shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2022.(Amended (as added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 865, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2020, Ch. 312, Sec. 8.5. (SB 1474) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 205.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 3 - Funds of the Department|Section 205.1.

205.1.  Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 205, the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act Fund is a special fund within the Professions and Vocations Fund, and is subject to subdivision (b) of Section 205.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 32, Sec. 4. (SB 837) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 205.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 3 - Funds of the Department|Section 205.2.

205.2.  Whenever any reference is made in any provision of this code to the “State Dental Assistant Fund,” it means the State Dentistry Fund. All moneys within the State Dental Assistant Fund shall be deposited into the State Dentistry Fund by July 1, 2022. On July 1, 2022, the State Dental Assistant Fund shall be abolished.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 865, Sec. 4. (AB 1519) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 205.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 3 - Funds of the Department|Section 205.3.

205.3.  Whenever any reference is made in any provision of this code to the “Dispensing Opticians Fund,” it means the Optometry Fund. All moneys within the Dispensing Opticians Fund shall be deposited into the Optometry Fund by July 1, 2022. On July 1, 2022, the Dispensing Opticians Fund shall be abolished.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 121, Sec. 2. (AB 896) Effective September 24, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 3 - Funds of the Department|Section 206.

206.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person tendering a check for payment of a fee, fine, or penalty that was subsequently dishonored, shall not be granted a license, or other authority that they were seeking, until the applicant pays the amount outstanding from the dishonored payment together with the applicable fee, including any delinquency fee. The board may require the person whose check was returned unpaid to make payment of all fees by cashier’s check or money order.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 12. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 3 - Funds of the Department|Section 207.

207.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the money in any fund described in Section 205 that is attributable to administrative fines, civil penalties, and criminal penalties imposed by a regulating entity, or cost recovery by a regulating entity from enforcement actions and case settlements, shall not be continuously appropriated. The money in each fund that is not continuously appropriated shall be available for expenditure as provided in this code only upon appropriation by the Legislature.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual Budget Act may appropriate, in a single budget item for each individual fund described in subdivision (a) of Section 205, the entire amount available for expenditure in the budget year for that fund. That appropriation may include funds that are continuously appropriated and funds that are not continuously appropriated.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 428, Sec. 3. (AB 177) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 3 - Funds of the Department|Section 209.

209.  The Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Department of Consumer Affairs and the boards and committees identified in subdivision (d) of Section 208, shall do all of the following:(a) Identify and implement a streamlined application and approval process to provide access to the CURES Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) database for licensed health care practitioners eligible to prescribe, order, administer, furnish, or dispense Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV controlled substances and for pharmacists. Every reasonable effort shall be made to implement a streamlined application and approval process that a licensed health care practitioner or pharmacist can complete at the time that they are applying for licensure or renewing their license.(b) Identify necessary procedures to enable licensed health care practitioners and pharmacists with access to the CURES PDMP to delegate their authority to access reports from the CURES PDMP.(c) Develop a procedure to enable health care practitioners who do not have a federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number to opt out of applying for access to the CURES PDMP.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 677, Sec. 2. (AB 528) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 211 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 3 - Funds of the Department|Section 211.

211.  If the department hires a third-party consultant to assess the department’s operations, the department shall, promptly upon receipt of the consultant’s final report on that assessment, submit that report to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature after omitting any information that is not subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 395, Sec. 5. (SB 1243) Effective January 1, 2015. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 211 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 3 - Funds of the Department|Section 211.

211.  If the department hires a third-party consultant to assess the department’s operations, the department shall, promptly upon receipt of the consultant’s final report on that assessment, submit that report to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature after omitting any information that is not subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 4. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 5 - Buildings of the Department|Section 400.

400.  The Department of Consumer Affairs may, with the approval of the Department of General Services, purchase or otherwise acquire real property and may construct and equip buildings and make improvements thereon for its use and the use of the boards and commissions comprising the department or subject to its jurisdiction and for the use of other departments, boards and agencies of the state, irrespective of the funds from which appropriations are made for their support.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 5 - Buildings of the Department|Section 401.

401.  When there is money in the fund of any board or commission comprising the Department of Consumer Affairs or subject to its jurisdiction, which money, the Director of Consumer Affairs finds, is not required to meet any demand which has accrued or may accrue against the fund, the Controller, upon executive order of the Director of Finance, shall transfer the sum designated by the Director of Consumer Affairs from the fund of the board or commission to the Consumer Affairs Fund to be used for the purposes of this chapter.No money may be taken from the fund of any board or commission when it will interfere with the administrative duties imposed upon the board or commission. The unencumbered, unexpended money in the fund of any board in division number one of the department shall never be reduced to less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) by any transfer ordered by the Director of Consumer Affairs under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 5 - Buildings of the Department|Section 402.

402.  The Department of Finance, from funds at its disposal for office and housing facilities for any other department, board, or agency, and any other department, board or agency, supported in whole or in part from the General Fund or special funds, may transfer in the manner authorized by law any money appropriated or made available for their use or investment to the Consumer Affairs Fund for expenditure by the Department of Consumer Affairs for the purposes of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 5 - Buildings of the Department|Section 403.

403.  Any building constructed by the Department of Consumer Affairs under this chapter shall be subject to the supervision of the Department of Consumer Affairs in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Department of General Services.The Department of Consumer Affairs may, with the approval of the Department of General Services, rent the space therein to any other department and to any board or agency for such rentals and upon such terms and conditions as the Department of Consumer Affairs deems fit.The costs of operation, maintenance, repairs, and other reasonable and necessary expenses shall be paid from rentals. Thereafter, from such net rentals there shall be returned to the General Fund of the state and to such other funds from which contributions were made to the cost of the facilities, amounts commensurate with the financial requirements of the various funds from which contributions were made; the returnable amounts to be determined by the Department of Consumer Affairs, with the approval of the Department of General Services, and not to exceed the amount of the original contributions from the respective funds; provided, however, that interest may be paid on the contributions in the manner and amount determined by the Department of Consumer Affairs with the approval of the Director of General Services.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 5 - Buildings of the Department|Section 404.

404.  The Department of Consumer Affairs and the Department of General Services may establish rules and regulations for the administration of any building constructed under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 5 - Buildings of the Department|Section 405.

405.  Rentals received under Section 403 shall be deposited in and disbursed pursuant to that section from the Consumer Affairs Fund.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 6 - Public Members|Section 450.

450.  In addition to the qualifications provided in the respective chapters of this code, a public member or a lay member of any board shall not be, nor shall they have been within the period of five years immediately preceding their appointment, any of the following:(a) An employer, or an officer, director, or substantially full-time representative of an employer or group of employers, of any licensee of a board, except that this subdivision shall not preclude the appointment of a person who maintains infrequent employer status with a licensee, or maintains a client, patient, or customer relationship with a licensee that does not constitute more than 2 percent of the practice or business of the licensee.(b) A person maintaining a contractual relationship with a licensee of a board that would constitute more than 2 percent of the practice or business of the licensee, or an officer, director, or substantially full-time representative of that person or group of persons.(c) An employee of a licensee of a board, or a representative of the employee, except that this subdivision shall not preclude the appointment of a person who maintains an infrequent employee relationship or renders professional or related services to a licensee if the employment or service does not constitute more than 2 percent of the employment or practice of the member of the board.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 48. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 450.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 6 - Public Members|Section 450.2.

450.2.  In order to avoid a potential for a conflict of interest, a public member of a board shall not:(a) Be a current or past licensee of that board.(b) Be a close family member of a licensee of that board.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1150, Sec. 1.2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 450.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 6 - Public Members|Section 450.3.

450.3.  No public member shall either at the time of their appointment or during their tenure in office have any financial interest in any organization subject to regulation by the board, commission, or committee of which they are a member.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 49. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 450.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 6 - Public Members|Section 450.5.

450.5.  A public member, or a lay member, at any time within five years immediately preceding his or her appointment, shall not have been engaged in pursuits which lie within the field of the industry or profession, or have provided representation to the industry or profession, regulated by the board of which he or she is a member, nor shall he or she engage in those pursuits or provide that representation during his or her term of office.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 563, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 450.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 6 - Public Members|Section 450.6.

450.6.  Notwithstanding any other section of law, a public member may be appointed without regard to age so long as the public member has reached the age of majority prior to appointment.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1188.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 6 - Public Members|Section 451.

451.  If any board shall as a part of its functions delegate any duty or responsibility to be performed by a single member of such board, such delegation shall not be made solely to any public member or any lay member of the board in any of the following instances:(a) The actual preparation of, the administration of, and the grading of, examinations.(b) The inspection or investigation of licentiates, the manner or method of practice or doing business, or their place of practice or business.Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding a public member or a lay member from participating in the formation of policy relating to the scope of the activities set forth in subdivisions (a) and (b) or in the approval, disapproval or modification of the action of its individual members, nor preclude such member from participating as a member of a subcommittee consisting of more than one member of the board in the performance of any duty.(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2232.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 452 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 6 - Public Members|Section 452.

452.  “Board,” as used in this chapter, includes a board, advisory board, commission, examining committee, committee or other similarly constituted body exercising powers under this code.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1188.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 453 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 6 - Public Members|Section 453.

453.  Every newly appointed board member shall, within one year of assuming office, complete a training and orientation program offered by the department regarding, among other things, his or her functions, responsibilities, and obligations as a member of a board. The department shall adopt regulations necessary to establish this training and orientation program and its content.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1150, Sec. 1.4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 7 - Licensee|Section 460.

460.  (a) No city, county, or city and county shall prohibit a person or group of persons, authorized by one of the agencies in the Department of Consumer Affairs or an entity established pursuant to this code by a license, certificate, or other means to engage in a particular business, from engaging in that business, occupation, or profession or any portion of that business, occupation, or profession.(b) (1) No city, county, or city and county shall prohibit a healing arts professional licensed with the state under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) or licensed or certified by an entity established pursuant to this code from engaging in any act or performing any procedure that falls within the professionally recognized scope of practice of that licensee.(2) This subdivision shall not be construed to prohibit the enforcement of a local ordinance in effect prior to January 1, 2010, related to any act or procedure that falls within the professionally recognized scope of practice of a healing arts professional licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500).(c) This section shall not be construed to prevent a city, county, or city and county from adopting or enforcing any local ordinance governing zoning, business licensing, or reasonable health and safety requirements for establishments or businesses of a healing arts professional licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) or licensed or certified by an entity established under this code or a person or group of persons described in subdivision (a).(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any city, county, or city and county from levying a business license tax solely for revenue purposes, nor any city or county from levying a license tax solely for the purpose of covering the cost of regulation.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 406, Sec. 1. (AB 1147) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 461 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 7 - Licensee|Section 461.

461.  No public agency, state or local, shall, on an initial application form for any license, certificate or registration, ask for or require the applicant to reveal a record of arrest that did not result in a conviction or a plea of nolo contendere. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.This section shall apply in the case of any license, certificate or registration provided for by any law of this state or local government, including, but not limited to, this code, the Corporations Code, the Education Code, and the Insurance Code.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 883.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 462 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS|CHAPTER 7 - Licensee|Section 462.

462.  (a) Any of the boards, bureaus, commissions, or programs within the department may establish, by regulation, a system for an inactive category of licensure for persons who are not actively engaged in the practice of their profession or vocation.(b) The regulation shall contain the following provisions:(1) The holder of an inactive license issued pursuant to this section shall not engage in any activity for which a license is required.(2) An inactive license issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed during the same time period in which an active license is renewed. The holder of an inactive license need not comply with any continuing education requirement for renewal of an active license.(3) The renewal fee for a license in an active status shall apply also for a renewal of a license in an inactive status, unless a lesser renewal fee is specified by the board.(4) In order for the holder of an inactive license issued pursuant to this section to restore his or her license to an active status, the holder of an inactive license shall comply with all the following:(A) Pay the renewal fee.(B) If the board requires completion of continuing education for renewal of an active license, complete continuing education equivalent to that required for renewal of an active license, unless a different requirement is specified by the board.(c) This section shall not apply to any healing arts board as specified in Section 701.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 14. Effective March 30, 1994.)