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CA Bus & Prof Code § 7519.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 7519.4.

7519.4.  (a) The Private Investigator Disciplinary Review Committee shall be provided all evidence used by the bureau in reaching its decision prior to hearing an appeal.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2017.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 635, Sec. 4. (AB 921) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative July 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7520.

7520.  No person shall engage in a business regulated by this chapter; act or assume to act as, or represent himself or herself to be, a licensee unless he or she is licensed under this chapter; and no person shall falsely represent that he or she is employed by a licensee.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1285, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7520.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7520.5.

7520.5.  The director may authorize a licensed private investigator from another state to continue in this state for 60 days an investigation that originated in the state which is the location of the private investigator’s principal place of business if that state provides reciprocal authority for California’s licensees. The private investigator shall notify the department in writing upon entering the state for the purpose of continuing an investigation and shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter. For purposes of this section, “originated” means investigatory activities conducted subsequent to an agreement to conduct an investigation.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 216, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7521.

7521.  A private investigator within the meaning of this chapter is a person, other than an insurance adjuster subject to the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) of Division 5 of the Insurance Code, who, for any consideration whatsoever engages in business or accepts employment to furnish or agrees to furnish any person to protect persons pursuant to Section 7521.5, or engages in business or accepts employment to furnish, or agrees to make, or makes, any investigation for the purpose of obtaining, information with reference to:(a) Crime or wrongs done or threatened against the United States of America or any state or territory of the United States of America.(b) The identity, habits, conduct, business, occupation, honesty, integrity, credibility, knowledge, trustworthiness, efficiency, loyalty, activity, movement, whereabouts, affiliations, associations, transactions, acts, reputation, or character of any person.(c) The location, disposition, or recovery of lost or stolen property.(d) The cause or responsibility for fires, libels, losses, accidents, or damage or injury to persons or to property.(e) Securing evidence to be used before any court, board, officer, or investigating committee.For the purposes of this section, a private investigator is any person, as defined in Section 7512.3, acting for the purpose of investigating, obtaining, and reporting to any employer, or an agent designated by the employer, information concerning the employer’s employees involving questions of integrity, honesty, breach of rules, or other standards of performance of job duties.This section does not apply to a public utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, or its employees.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 6. (SB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7521.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7521.5.

7521.5.  (a) A private investigator may provide services to protect a person, but not property, which is incidental to an investigation for which the private investigator has been previously hired to perform.(b) If the private investigator provides those services, he or she shall comply with the requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 7540), as those provisions relate to the carrying of firearms and the receipt of a valid firearms qualification card from the bureau.(c) If the private investigator provides those services, he or she shall comply with the requirements of Sections 7583.39, 7583.40, and 7583.41, as those provisions relate to the maintenance of an insurance policy.(d) If a person acts for, or on behalf of a private investigator in providing those services, that person shall be an employee of the private investigator, as defined by Section 7512.11, and there shall be an employer-employee relationship, as defined in Section 7512.12, and that person shall comply with the requirements of this section, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 569, Sec. 10. (SB 559) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7523.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7523.5.

7523.5.  (a) The superior court in and for the county wherein any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act which constitutes a violation of Section 7523 may, upon a petition filed by the bureau with the approval of the director, issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining this conduct and may impose civil fines not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The proceedings under this section shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that there shall be no requirement to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack of adequate remedy at law or irreparable injury.(b) The superior court for the county in which any person has engaged in any act which constitutes a violation of Section 7523 may, upon a petition filed by the bureau with the approval of the director, order this person to make restitution to persons injured as a result of the violation.(c) The court may order a person subject to an injunction or restraining order, provided for in subdivision (a), or subject to an order requiring restitution pursuant to subdivision (b), to reimburse the bureau for expenses incurred by the bureau in its investigation related to its petition.(d) A proceeding to impose the fine specified in subdivision (a) and enjoin the unlicensed operation may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General or by any district attorney or city attorney, or with the consent of the district attorney, the city prosecutor in any city or city and county having a full-time city prosecutor for the jurisdiction in which the violation occurred. If the action is brought by the district attorney, the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment is entered. If the action is brought by a city attorney or city prosecutor, one-half of the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the city in which the judgment was entered and one-half to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered. If the action is brought by the Attorney General, all of the penalty collected shall be deposited in the Private Security Services Fund.(e) The remedy provided for by this section shall be in addition to any other remedy provided for in this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 377, Sec. 8. (SB 609) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7525.

7525.  An application for a license under this chapter shall be on a form prescribed by the director and accompanied by the application fee provided by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1285, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7526 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7526.

7526.  Before an application for a license is granted, the applicant for a license or his or her qualified manager shall meet all of the following:(a) Be at least 18 years of age.(b) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of a license under Section 480.(c) Comply with the requirements specified in this chapter for the particular license for which an application is made.(d) Comply with other qualifications as the director may fix by rule.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 569, Sec. 13. (SB 559) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7526.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7526.1.

7526.1.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director may, in his or her sole discretion, grant a probationary license to an applicant subject to terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the director, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Continuing medical, psychiatric, or psychological treatment.(2) Ongoing participation in a specified rehabilitation program.(3) Abstention from the use of alcohol or drugs.(4) Compliance with all provisions of this chapter.(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and for purposes of this section, when deciding whether to grant a probationary license, the director shall request that an applicant with a dismissed conviction provide proof of that dismissal and shall give special consideration to applicants whose convictions have been dismissed pursuant to Section 1203.4 or 1203.4a of the Penal Code.(2) The director shall also take into account and consider any other reasonable documents or individual character references provided by the applicant that may serve as evidence of rehabilitation as deemed appropriate by the director.(c) The director may modify or terminate the terms and conditions imposed on the probationary license upon receipt of a petition from the applicant or licensee.(d) For purposes of granting a probationary license to qualified new applicants, the director shall develop standard terms of probation that shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) A three-year limit on the individual probationary license.(2) A process to obtain a standard license for applicants who were issued a probationary license.(3) Supervision requirements.(4) Compliance and quarterly reporting requirements.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 675, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7527.

7527.  The director may require an applicant or his or her qualified manager, to demonstrate his or her qualifications by a written or oral examination, or a combination of both.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 569, Sec. 14. (SB 559) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7527.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7527.1.

7527.1.  (a) When creating or updating the licensing examination required pursuant to Section 7527, the bureau shall consider all of the following:(1) Including in the examination questions on the subject of laws relating to privacy and professional ethics.(2) Supplementing the examination with a separate examination on the subject of professional ethics.(b) If the bureau determines pursuant to subdivision (a) that a separate professional ethics examination is necessary, the bureau shall require that current licensees take the separate professional ethics examination if this requirement is appropriate.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 309, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7527.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7527.5.

7527.5.  Payment of the application fee prescribed by this chapter entitles an applicant or his or her qualified manager to one examination without further charge. If the person fails to pass the examination, he or she shall not be eligible for any subsequent examination except upon payment of the reexamination fee prescribed by this chapter for each subsequent examination.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 569, Sec. 15. (SB 559) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7528 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7528.

7528.  The chief shall issue a license, the form and content of which shall be determined by the chief in accordance with Section 164. In addition, the chief shall issue a “Certificate of Licensure” to any licensee, upon request and upon the payment of the fee prescribed in Section 7570.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 377, Sec. 9. (SB 609) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7528.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7528.5.

7528.5.  The license shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the principal place of business of the licensee.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1285, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7529 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7529.

7529.  (a) (1) Upon the issuance of and with each biennial renewal of a license, a license in the form of an enhanced photo identification card of the size, design, and content as may be determined by the director or the director’s designee shall be issued by the bureau to each licensee, as follows:(A) If the licensee is an individual, the enhanced photo identification card shall be issued to the licensee and to the licensee’s qualified manager.(B) If the licensee is a partnership, the enhanced photo identification card shall be issued to each partner of the partnership licensee active in the business and to the licensee’s qualified manager.(C) If the licensee is a corporation, the enhanced photo identification card shall be issued to each officer active in the business and to the licensee’s qualified manager.(D) If the licensee is a limited liability company, the enhanced photo identification card shall be issued to each member, officer, and manager of the licensee active in the business and to the licensee’s qualified manager.(2) The enhanced photo identification card is evidence that the licensee is licensed pursuant to this chapter. The card shall contain the name of the licensee, license expiration date, and a photograph of the licensee. The enhanced photo identification card shall clearly state that the person is licensed as a private investigator or is the qualified manager or officer of the licensee. The enhanced photo identification card is to be composed of a durable material and may incorporate technologically advanced security features. The bureau may recover its costs in an amount sufficient to reimburse the department’s costs for furnishing the enhanced photo identification card. The fee charged shall not exceed the actual direct costs for system development, maintenance, and processing necessary to provide this service. The total amount of costs shall be recovered by including that amount in the fee charged for the initial application of and renewal of licensure. When the position, office, or association with a licensee belonging to a person to whom a card is issued is terminated, the person shall surrender the card to the licensee and, within five days thereafter, the licensee shall mail or deliver the card to the bureau for cancellation. Every person, while engaged in any activity for which licensure is required, shall display the person’s valid enhanced photo identification card as provided by regulation. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 326, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2020, Ch. 312, Sec. 83. (SB 1474) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 84 of Stats. 2020, Ch. 312.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7529 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7529.

7529.  (a) Upon the issuance of and with each biennial renewal of a license, a license in the form of an enhanced photo identification card of the size, design, and content as may be determined by the director or the director’s designee shall be issued by the bureau to each licensee, as follows:(1) If the licensee is an individual, the enhanced photo identification card shall be issued to the licensee and to the licensee’s qualified manager.(2) If the licensee is a partnership, the enhanced photo identification card shall be issued to each partner of the partnership licensee active in the business and to the licensee’s qualified manager.(3) If the licensee is a corporation, the enhanced photo identification card shall be issued to each officer active in the business and to the licensee’s qualified manager.(b) The enhanced photo identification card is evidence that the licensee is licensed pursuant to this chapter. The card shall contain the name of the licensee, license expiration date, and a photograph of the licensee. The enhanced photo identification card shall clearly state that the person is licensed as a private investigator or is the qualified manager or officer of the licensee. The enhanced photo identification card is to be composed of a durable material and may incorporate technologically advanced security features. The bureau may recover its costs in an amount sufficient to reimburse the department’s costs for furnishing the enhanced photo identification card. The fee charged shall not exceed the actual direct costs for system development, maintenance, and processing necessary to provide this service. The total amount of costs shall be recovered by including that amount in the fee charged for the initial application of and renewal of licensure. When the position, office, or association with a licensee belonging to a person to whom a card is issued is terminated, the person shall surrender the card to the licensee and, within five days thereafter, the licensee shall mail or deliver the card to the bureau for cancellation. Every person, while engaged in any activity for which licensure is required, shall display the person’s valid enhanced photo identification card as provided by regulation.(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 326, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2020, Ch. 312, Sec. 84. (SB 1474) Effective January 1, 2021. Section operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7530.

7530.  (a) Except as provided in this section, a license issued under this chapter is not assignable.(b) A licensee may apply to the chief for consent, and upon receipt of the consent and payment of the processing fee authorized by Section 7570, may assign a license to another business entity as long as the direct and indirect owners of the assignor own all of the assignee immediately after the assignment.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 669, Sec. 8) by Stats. 2017, Ch. 569, Sec. 18. (SB 559) Effective January 1, 2018. See version added by Sec. 9 of Stats. 2014, Ch. 669.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7531.

7531.  A licensee shall at all times be legally responsible for the good conduct in the business of each of his or her employees or agents, including his or her qualified manager.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 569, Sec. 19. (SB 559) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7531.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7531.5.

7531.5.  Each licensee shall maintain a record containing information relative to his or her employees as may be prescribed by the director.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1285, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7532 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.3 - Private Investigators|ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration|Section 7532.

7532.  (a) No licensee shall conduct a business under a fictitious or other business name unless and until the licensee has obtained the written authorization of the bureau to do so.(b) The bureau shall not authorize the use of a fictitious or other business name which is so similar to that of a public officer or agency or of that used by another licensee that the public may be confused or misled thereby.(c) The authorization shall require, as a condition precedent to the use of any fictitious name, that the licensee comply with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17900) of Part 3 of Division 7.(d) A licensee desiring to conduct their business under more than one fictitious business name shall obtain the authorization of the bureau in the manner prescribed in this section for the use of each name.(e) The licensee shall pay a fee of at least seventy-five dollars ($75), which may be increased to not more than eighty-two dollars ($82), for each authorization to use an additional fictitious business name and for each change in the use of a fictitious business name. If the original license is issued in a nonfictitious name and authorization is requested to have the license reissued in a fictitious business name, the licensee shall pay a fee of at least seventy-five dollars ($75), which may be increased to not more than eighty-two dollars ($82), for the authorization.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 377, Sec. 10. (SB 609) Effective January 1, 2020.)