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CA Bus & Prof Code § 7880 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12.5 - Geologists and Geophysicists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 7880.

7880.  A certificate of registration as a geologist or as a specialty geologist or as a geophysicist or as a specialty geophysicist shall expire at 12 a.m. of the last day of the birth month of the certificate holder during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed. To renew an unexpired certificate, the certificate holder shall, on or before the date of expiration of the certificate, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter.For purposes of implementing the distribution of the renewal of registrations throughout the year, the board may establish a system of staggered certificate expiration dates and a pro rata formula for the payment of renewal fees by certificate holders affected by the implementation of the program.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1289, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7881 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12.5 - Geologists and Geophysicists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 7881.

7881.  Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a geologist or as a geophysicist, or certified specialty certificates, may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the certificate is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the certificate holder, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which all renewal fees are paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the certificate shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 7880 that next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 306, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7881.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12.5 - Geologists and Geophysicists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 7881.5.

7881.5.  (a) At the time of renewal specified in Section 7880 or 7881, the board shall administer an assessment of the certificate holder to reinforce the certificate holder’s knowledge of state laws and the board’s rules and regulations. Failure to complete this assessment within 60 days after the date of expiration of the certificate may result in disciplinary action under Section 7860, but shall not affect the renewal of the certificate.(b) The crime in subdivision (h) of Section 7872 shall not apply to this section.(c) The board shall not charge the certificate holder a fee for the administration or development of the assessment.(d) For the purposes of this section, “assessment” means an online program that contains educational reading material and questions. The material shall be based on state law and the board’s rules and regulations relating to the practice of professional geologists and geophysicists. The scope of the assessment shall be limited to the board’s top five types of violations related to the administrative and procedural aspects of the practice of professional geologists and geophysicists and any changes or additions to existing law related to such administrative and procedural aspects.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 629, Sec. 3. (SB 1085) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7882 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12.5 - Geologists and Geophysicists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 7882.

7882.  A suspended certificate is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the holder of the certificate, while it remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the activity to which the certificate relates, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which it was suspended.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 942.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7883 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12.5 - Geologists and Geophysicists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 7883.

7883.  A revoked certificate is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the holder of the certificate, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus all accrued and unpaid renewal fees and the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 325, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7884 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12.5 - Geologists and Geophysicists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 7884.

7884.  Certificates of licensure as a geologist or as a geophysicist or certified specialty certificates which are not renewed within five years after expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of that certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate, however, if:(a) He or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.(b) He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for the certificate for the first time.The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a certificate is issued without an examination pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 236, Sec. 21. (SB 1165) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7886 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12.5 - Geologists and Geophysicists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 7886.

7886.  (a) The department shall receive and account for all money derived under the operation of this chapter and, at the end of each month, shall report such money to the Controller and shall pay it to the Treasurer, who shall keep the money in a separate fund known as the Professional Engineer’s, Land Surveyor’s, and Geologist’s Fund.(b) For accounting and recordkeeping purposes, the Professional Engineer’s, Land Surveyor’s, and Geologist’s Fund shall be deemed to be a single special fund and shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law.(c) The fees and civil penalties received under this chapter shall be deposited in the Professional Engineer’s, Land Surveyor’s, and Geologist’s Fund. All moneys in the fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes of this chapter.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.(Repealed (in Sec. 22) and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 428, Sec. 23. (AB 177) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative July 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7887 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12.5 - Geologists and Geophysicists|ARTICLE 7 - Revenue|Section 7887.

7887.  The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:(a) The fee for filing an application for licensure as a geologist or a geophysicist or certification as a specialty geologist or a specialty geophysicist shall be fixed at not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The fee for filing an application for certification as a geologist-in-training shall be fixed at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).(b) The renewal fee for a geologist or for a geophysicist shall be fixed at not more than four hundred dollars ($400).(c) The renewal fee for a specialty geologist or for a specialty geophysicist shall be fixed at not more than four hundred dollars ($400).(d) Notwithstanding Section 163.5, the delinquency fee for a certificate is an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date.(e) Each applicant for licensure as a geologist shall pay an examination fee fixed at an amount equal to the actual cost to the board to administer the examination described in subdivision (d) of Section 7841, unless an applicant pays the examination fee directly to an organization pursuant to Section 7844.(f) Each applicant for licensure as a geophysicist or certification as an engineering geologist or certification as a hydrogeologist shall pay an examination fee fixed by the board at an amount equal to the actual cost to the board for the development and maintenance of the written examination.(g) The fee for a retired license shall be fixed at not more than 50 percent of the fee for filing an application for licensure as a geologist or a geophysicist in effect on the date of application for a retired license.(h) All other document fees shall be established by the board by regulation and shall be set in an amount not to exceed a reasonable regulatory cost.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 154, Sec. 7. (SB 1098) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8000.

8000.  (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Court Reporters Board of California, which consists of five members, three of whom shall be public members and two of whom shall be holders of certificates issued under this chapter who have been actively engaged as shorthand reporters within this state for at least five years immediately preceding their appointment.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 463, Sec. 1. (AB 1520) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8001.

8001.  (a) Appointment as a member of the board shall be for a term of four years. Members of the board shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of their successors or until one year shall have elapsed since the expiration of the term for which they were appointed, whichever first occurs. No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than two consecutive terms except as provided in Section 131. Vacancies occurring shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.(b) The Governor shall appoint one of the public members and the two certified members qualified as provided in Section 8000. The Senate Rules Committee and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member.(c) Members of the board may be removed from office by their appointing authority.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 463, Sec. 2. (AB 1520) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8002.

8002.  Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1645.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8003.

8003.  At each yearly meeting, a chair and vice chair shall be elected from the membership of the board. Three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep a complete record of all its proceedings and all certificates issued, renewed, or revoked, together with a detailed statement of receipts and disbursements.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 463, Sec. 3. (AB 1520) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8004.

8004.  The expenses of the members of the board and the expenses of the board that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be paid from the fees collected under this chapter and such expenses shall not exceed the amount so collected.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 191.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8005.

8005.  (a) The Court Reporters Board of California is charged with the executive functions necessary for effectuating the purposes of this chapter. It may appoint committees as it deems necessary or proper. The board may appoint, prescribe the duties, and fix the salary of an executive officer. Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board may also employ other employees as may be necessary, subject to civil service and other law.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 463, Sec. 4. (AB 1520) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8005.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8005.1.

8005.1.  Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Court Reporters Board of California 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. 33. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8007.

8007.  The board shall:(a) Determine the qualifications of persons applying for certificates under this chapter.(b) Make rules for the examination of applicants and the issuing of certificates provided for in this chapter.(c) Grant certificates to such applicants as may, upon examination, be qualified in professional shorthand reporting and in such other subjects as the board may deem advisable.(d) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations which are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 608.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8008.

8008.  The board has the following powers and duties:(a) To adopt a seal.(b) By affirmative vote of at least three members of the board, to suspend, revoke, or impose any other disciplinary action against a certificate for any cause specified in this chapter.(c) To charge and collect all fees as provided for in this chapter.(d) To require the renewal of all certificates.(e) To issue subpoenas, to administer oaths, and to take testimony concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the board.(f) To investigate the actions of any licensee, upon receipt of a verified complaint in writing from any person, for alleged acts or omissions constituting grounds for disciplinary action under the chapter.(g) To administer the Transcript Reimbursement Fund described in Section 8030.2.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 664, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8009 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8009.

8009.  Disciplinary proceedings under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 191.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8010.

8010.  Information regarding a complaint against a specific licensee may not be disclosed to the public until an accusation has been filed by the board and the licensee has been notified of the filing of the accusation against his or her license and the disciplinary proceedings to be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. This section does not apply to citations, fines, letters of reprimand, or orders of abatement, which shall be disclosed to the public upon notice to the licensee.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 658, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 8011.

8011.  The board shall promulgate, by regulation, a definition of a “full-time student” for the purposes of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 615, Sec. 11. Effective October 9, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 8015.

8015.  This chapter is designed to establish and maintain a standard of competency for those engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting, for the protection of the public, in general, and for the protection of all litigants whose rights to personal freedom and property are affected by the competency of shorthand reporters, in particular.This section shall become operative on June 30, 1996.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 529, Sec. 4) by Stats. 1990, Ch. 505, Sec. 4. Section operative June 30, 1996, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 8016.

8016.  No person shall engage in the practice of shorthand reporting as defined in this chapter, unless that person is the holder of a certificate in full force and effect issued by the board. This section does not apply to a salaried, full-time employee of any department or agency of the state who is employed as a hearing reporter.This section shall apply to all persons who are appointed, on and after January 1, 1983, to the position of official reporter or pro tempore official reporter of any court, as defined in the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 983, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8016.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 8016.5.

8016.5.  (a) The board shall not issue a certificate for the practice of shorthand reporting by means of voice writing or voice recognition technology.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to address the issue of appropriate regulation of shorthand reporting by means of voice writing or voice recognition technology.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 463, Sec. 5. (AB 1520) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8017 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 8017.

8017.  The practice of shorthand reporting is defined as the making, by means of written symbols or abbreviations in shorthand or machine shorthand writing, of a verbatim record of any oral court proceeding, deposition, court ordered hearing or arbitration, or proceeding before any grand jury, referee, or court commissioner and the accurate transcription thereof. Nothing in this section shall require the use of a certified shorthand reporter when not otherwise required by law.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1009, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 8018.

8018.  Any natural person holding a valid certificate as a shorthand reporter, as provided in this chapter, shall be known as a “certified shorthand reporter.” Except as provided in Section 8043, no other person, firm, or corporation may assume or use the title “certified shorthand reporter,” or the abbreviation “C.S.R.,” or use any words or symbols indicating or tending to indicate that he, she, or it is certified under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 475, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8019 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 8019.

8019.  A violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor.Any person who directly or indirectly assists in or abets the violation of, or conspires to aid or abet in the violation of, any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1265, Sec. 6.)