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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 29.5.

29.5. In addition to other qualifications for licensure prescribed by the various acts of boards under the department, applicants for licensure and licensees renewing their licenses shall also comply with Section 17520 of the Family Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 607, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 31.

31. (a) As used in this section, “board” means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession.
(b) Each applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by a board who is not in compliance with a judgment or order for support shall be subject to Section 17520 of the Family Code.
(c) “Compliance with a judgment or order for support” has the meaning given in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 17520 of the Family Code.
(d) Each licensee or applicant whose name appears on a list of the 500 largest tax delinquencies pursuant to Section 7063 or 19195 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be subject to Section 494.5.
(e) Each application for a new license or renewal of a license shall indicate on the application that the law allows the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the Franchise Tax Board to share taxpayer information with a board and requires the licensee to pay the licensee’s state tax obligation and that the licensee’s license may be suspended if the state tax obligation is not paid.
(f) For purposes of this section, “tax obligation” means the tax imposed under, or in accordance with, Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001), Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200), Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251), Part 1.7 (commencing with Section 7280), Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 7. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 32.

32. (a) The Legislature finds that there is a need to ensure that professionals of the healing arts who have or intend to have significant contact with patients who have, or are at risk to be exposed to, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are provided with training in the form of continuing education regarding the characteristics and methods of assessment and treatment of the condition.
(b) A board vested with the responsibility of regulating the following licensees shall consider including training regarding the characteristics and method of assessment and treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in any continuing education or training requirements for those licensees: chiropractors, medical laboratory technicians, dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, physicians and surgeons, podiatrists, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, psychologists, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, acupuncturists, marriage and family therapists, licensed educational psychologists, clinical social workers, and professional clinical counselors.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 381, Sec. 4. (SB 146) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35.

35. It is the policy of this state that, consistent with the provision of high-quality services, persons with skills, knowledge, and experience obtained in the armed services of the United States should be permitted to apply this learning and contribute to the employment needs of the state at the maximum level of responsibility and skill for which they are qualified. To this end, rules and regulations of boards provided for in this code shall provide for methods of evaluating education, training, and experience obtained in the armed services, if applicable to the requirements of the business, occupation, or profession regulated. These rules and regulations shall also specify how this education, training, and experience may be used to meet the licensure requirements for the particular business, occupation, or profession regulated. Each board shall consult with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Military Department before adopting these rules and regulations. Each board shall perform the duties required by this section within existing budgetary resources of the agency within which the board operates.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 214, Sec. 1. (AB 2783) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 40.

40. (a) Subject to the standards described in Section 19130 of the Government Code, any board, as defined in Section 22, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California may enter into an agreement with an expert consultant to do any of the following:
(1) Provide an expert opinion on enforcement-related matters, including providing testimony at an administrative hearing.
(2) Assist the board as a subject matter expert in examination development, examination validation, or occupational analyses.
(3) Evaluate the mental or physical health of a licensee or an applicant for a license as may be necessary to protect the public health and safety.
(b) An executed contract between a board and an expert consultant shall be exempt from the provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
(c) Each board shall establish policies and procedures for the selection and use of expert consultants.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of an expert consultant providing services pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 339, Sec. 1. (SB 541) Effective September 26, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 100.

100. There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 147, Sec. 1. (SB 1039) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 23 of Ch. 147.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 101.

101. The department is comprised of the following:
(a) The Dental Board of California.
(b) The Medical Board of California.
(c) The California State Board of Optometry.
(d) The California State Board of Pharmacy.
(e) The Veterinary Medical Board.
(f) The California Board of Accountancy.
(g) The California Architects Board.
(h) The State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
(i) The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.
(j) The Contractors State License Board.
(k) The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.
(l) The Bureau of Household Goods and Services.
(m) The Board of Registered Nursing.
(n) The Board of Behavioral Sciences.
(o) The State Athletic Commission.
(p) The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
(q) The Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
(r) The Court Reporters Board of California.
(s) The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
(t) The Landscape Architects Technical Committee.
(u) The Division of Investigation.
(v) The Bureau of Automotive Repair.
(w) The Respiratory Care Board of California.
(x) The Acupuncture Board.
(y) The Board of Psychology.
(z) The Podiatric Medical Board of California.
(aa) The Physical Therapy Board of California.
(ab) The Arbitration Review Program.
(ac) The Physician Assistant Board.
(ad) The Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board.
(ae) The California Board of Occupational Therapy.
(af) The Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
(ag) The California Board of Naturopathic Medicine.
(ah) The Dental Hygiene Board of California.
(ai) The Professional Fiduciaries Bureau.
(aj) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(ak) The Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers.
(al) The Structural Pest Control Board.
(am) Any other boards, offices, or officers subject to its jurisdiction by law.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 414, Sec. 1. (AB 2685) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 101.6.

101.6. The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are established for the purpose of ensuring that those private businesses and professions deemed to engage in activities which have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California.
To this end, they establish minimum qualifications and levels of competency and license persons desiring to engage in the occupations they regulate upon determining that such persons possess the requisite skills and qualifications necessary to provide safe and effective services to the public, or register or otherwise certify persons in order to identify practitioners and ensure performance according to set and accepted professional standards. They provide a means for redress of grievances by investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, fraudulent action, or unlawful activity brought to their attention by members of the public and institute disciplinary action against persons licensed or registered under the provisions of this code when such action is warranted. In addition, they conduct periodic checks of licensees, registrants, or otherwise certified persons in order to ensure compliance with the relevant sections of this code.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 375, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 101.7.

101.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, boards shall meet at least two times each calendar year. Boards shall meet at least once each calendar year in northern California and once each calendar year in southern California in order to facilitate participation by the public and its licensees.
(b) The director has discretion to exempt any board from the requirement in subdivision (a) upon a showing of good cause that the board is not able to meet at least two times in a calendar year.
(c) The director may call for a special meeting of the board when a board is not fulfilling its duties.
(d) An agency within the department that is required to provide a written notice pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11125 of the Government Code, may provide that notice by regular mail, email, or by both regular mail and email. An agency shall give a person who requests a notice the option of receiving the notice by regular mail, email, or by both regular mail and email. The agency shall comply with the requester’s chosen form or forms of notice.
(e) An agency that plans to webcast a meeting shall include in the meeting notice required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11125 of the Government Code a statement of the board’s intent to webcast the meeting. An agency may webcast a meeting even if the agency fails to include that statement of intent in the notice.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 9. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 102.

102. Upon the request of any board regulating, licensing, or controlling any professional or vocational occupation created by an initiative act, the Director of Consumer Affairs may take over the duties of the board under the same conditions and in the same manner as provided in this code for other boards of like character. Such boards shall pay a proportionate cost of the administration of the department on the same basis as is charged other boards included within the department. Upon request from any such board which has adopted the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code as rules of procedure in proceedings before it, the director shall assign hearing officers for such proceedings in accordance with Section 110.5.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 102.3.

102.3. (a) The director may enter into an interagency agreement with an appropriate entity within the Department of Consumer Affairs as provided for in Section 101 to delegate the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction that have been succeeded and vested with the department, of a board, as defined in Section 477, which became inoperative and was repealed in accordance with Chapter 908 of the Statutes of 1994.
(b) (1) Where, pursuant to subdivision (a), an interagency agreement is entered into between the director and that entity, the entity receiving the delegation of authority may establish a technical committee to regulate, as directed by the entity, the profession subject to the authority that has been delegated. The entity may delegate to the technical committee only those powers that it received pursuant to the interagency agreement with the director. The technical committee shall have only those powers that have been delegated to it by the entity.
(2) Where the entity delegates its authority to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations to the technical committee, all regulations adopted, amended, or repealed by the technical committee shall be subject to the review and approval of the entity.
(3) The entity shall not delegate to a technical committee its authority to discipline a licensee who has violated the provisions of the applicable chapter of the Business and Professions Code that is subject to the director’s delegation of authority to the entity.
(c) An interagency agreement entered into, pursuant to subdivision (a), shall continue until such time as the licensing program administered by the technical committee has undergone a review by the Assembly Committee on Business and Professions and the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development to evaluate and determine whether the licensing program has demonstrated a public need for its continued existence. Thereafter, at the director’s discretion, the interagency agreement may be renewed.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 10. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 103.

103. Each member of a board, commission, or committee created in the various chapters of Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) and Division 3 (commencing with Section 5000), and in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 18600) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19000) of Division 8, shall receive the moneys specified in this section when authorized by the respective provisions.
Each such member shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day actually spent in the discharge of official duties, and shall be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of official duties.
The payments in each instance shall be made only from the fund from which the expenses of the agency are paid and shall be subject to the availability of money.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no public officer or employee shall receive per diem salary compensation for serving on those boards, commissions, or committees on any day when the officer or employee also received compensation for the officer or employee’s regular public employment.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 11. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 104.

104. All boards or other regulatory entities within the department’s jurisdiction that the department determines to be health-related may adopt regulations to require licensees to display their licenses or registrations in the locality in which they are treating patients, and to inform patients as to the identity of the regulatory agency they may contact if they have any questions or complaints regarding the licensee. In complying with this requirement, those boards may take into consideration the particular settings in which licensees practice, or other circumstances which may make the displaying or providing of information to the consumer extremely difficult for the licensee in their particular type of practice.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 991, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 105.5.

105.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, each member of a board, commission, examining committee, or other similarly constituted agency within the department shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of that member’s successor or until one year shall have elapsed since the expiration of the term for which the member was appointed, whichever first occurs.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 12. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 106.

106. The appointing authority has power to remove from office at any time any member of any board appointed by the appointing authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation or restriction on the power of the appointing authority conferred on the appointing authority by any other provision of law to remove any member of any board.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 13. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 106.5.

106.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Governor may remove from office a member of a board or other licensing entity in the department if it is shown that such member has knowledge of the specific questions to be asked on the licensing entity’s next examination and directly or indirectly discloses any such question or questions in advance of or during the examination to any applicant for that examination.
The proceedings for removal shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the Governor shall have all the powers granted therein.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 482.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 107.

107. Pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, each board may appoint a person exempt from civil service, who shall be designated as an executive officer unless the licensing act of the particular board designates the person as a registrar, and may fix that person’s salary, with the approval of the Department of Human Resources pursuant to Section 19825 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 1. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 107.5.

107.5. If any board in the department uses an official seal pursuant to any provision of this code, the seal shall contain the words “State of California” and “Department of Consumer Affairs” in addition to the title of the board, and shall be in a form approved by the director.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 108.

108. Each of the boards comprising the department exists as a separate unit, and has the functions of setting standards, holding meetings, and setting dates thereof, preparing and conducting examinations, passing upon applicants, conducting investigations of violations of laws under its jurisdiction, issuing citations and holding hearings for the revocation of licenses, and the imposing of penalties following those hearings, insofar as these powers are given by statute to each respective board.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 108.5.

108.5. In any investigation, proceeding, or hearing that any board, commission, or officer in the department is empowered to institute, conduct, or hold, any witness appearing at the investigation, proceeding, or hearing whether upon a subpoena or voluntarily, may be paid the sum of twelve dollars ($12) per day for every day in actual attendance at the investigation, proceeding, or hearing and for the witness’s actual, necessary, and reasonable expenses and those sums shall be a legal charge against the funds of the respective board, commission, or officer; provided further, that no witness appearing other than at the instance of the board, commission, or officer may be compensated out of the fund.
The board, commission, or officer shall determine the sums due to any witness and enter the amount on its minutes.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 15. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 109.

109. (a) The decisions of any of the boards comprising the department with respect to setting standards, conducting examinations, passing candidates, and revoking licenses, are not subject to review by the director, but are final within the limits provided by this code which are applicable to the particular board, except as provided in this section.
(b) The director may initiate an investigation of any allegations of misconduct in the preparation, administration, or scoring of an examination which is administered by a board, or in the review of qualifications which are a part of the licensing process of any board. A request for investigation shall be made by the director to the Division of Investigation through the chief of the division or to any law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the alleged misconduct occurred.
(c) The director may intervene in any matter of any board where an investigation by the Division of Investigation discloses probable cause to believe that the conduct or activity of a board, or its members or employees constitutes a violation of criminal law.
The term “intervene,” as used in paragraph (c) of this section may include, but is not limited to, an application for a restraining order or injunctive relief as specified in Section 123.5, or a referral or request for criminal prosecution. For purposes of this section, the director shall be deemed to have standing under Section 123.5 and shall seek representation of the Attorney General, or other appropriate counsel in the event of a conflict in pursuing that action.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1013, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 110.

110. The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, funds, appropriations, land and other property—real or personal—now or hereafter held for the benefit or use of all of the bodies, offices or officers comprising the department. The title to all property held by any of these bodies, offices or officers for the use and benefit of the state, is vested in the State of California to be held in the possession of the department. Except as authorized by a board, the department shall not have the possession and control of examination questions prior to submission to applicants at scheduled examinations.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 829, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 111.

111. Unless otherwise expressly provided, any board may, with the approval of the appointing power, appoint qualified persons, who shall be designated as commissioners on examination, to give the whole or any portion of any examination. A commissioner on examination need not be a member of the board but shall have the same qualifications as one and shall be subject to the same rules.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 16. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 112.

112. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, no agency in the department, with the exception of the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, shall be required to compile, publish, sell, or otherwise distribute a directory. When an agency deems it necessary to compile and publish a directory, the agency shall cooperate with the director in determining its form and content, the time and frequency of its publication, the persons to whom it is to be sold or otherwise distributed, and its price if it is sold. Any agency that requires the approval of the director for the compilation, publication, or distribution of a directory, under the law in effect at the time the amendment made to this section at the 1970 Regular Session of the Legislature becomes effective, shall continue to require that approval. As used in this section, “directory” means a directory, roster, register, or similar compilation of the names of persons who hold a license, certificate, permit, registration, or similar indicia of authority from the agency.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 59, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 113.

113. Upon recommendation of the director, officers, and employees of the department, and the officers, members, and employees of the boards, committees, and commissions comprising it or subject to its jurisdiction may confer, in this state or elsewhere, with officers or employees of this state, its political subdivisions, other states, or the United States, or with other persons, associations, or organizations as may be of assistance to the department, board, committee, or commission in the conduct of its work. The officers, members, and employees shall be entitled to their actual traveling expenses incurred in pursuance hereof, but when these expenses are incurred with respect to travel outside of the state, they shall be subject to the approval of the Governor and the Director of Finance.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 159, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 114.

114. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any licensee or registrant of any board, commission, or bureau within the department whose license expired while the licensee or registrant was on active duty as a member of the California National Guard or the United States Armed Forces, may, upon application, reinstate their license or registration without examination or penalty, provided that all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) The licensee or registrant’s license or registration was valid at the time they entered the California National Guard or the United States Armed Forces.
(2) The application for reinstatement is made while serving in the California National Guard or the United States Armed Forces, or not later than one year from the date of discharge from active service or return to inactive military status.
(3) The application for reinstatement is accompanied by an affidavit showing the date of entrance into the service, whether still in the service, or date of discharge, and the renewal fee for the current renewal period in which the application is filed is paid.
(b) If application for reinstatement is filed more than one year after discharge or return to inactive status, the applicant, in the discretion of the licensing agency, may be required to pass an examination.
(c) If application for reinstatement is filed and the licensing agency determines that the applicant has not actively engaged in the practice of the applicant’s profession while on active duty, then the licensing agency may require the applicant to pass an examination.
(d) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this code, any licensee or registrant who, either part time or full time, practices in this state the profession or vocation for which the licensee or registrant is licensed or registered shall be required to maintain their license in good standing even though the licensee or registrant is in military service.
For the purposes in this section, time spent by a licensee in receiving treatment or hospitalization in any veterans’ facility during which the licensee is prevented from practicing the licensee’s profession or vocation shall be excluded from said period of one year.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 17. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 114.3.

114.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, every board, as defined in Section 22, within the department shall waive the renewal fees, continuing education requirements, and other renewal requirements as determined by the board, if any are applicable, for a licensee or registrant called to active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces or the California National Guard if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The licensee or registrant possessed a current and valid license with the board at the time the licensee or registrant was called to active duty.
(2) The renewal requirements are waived only for the period during which the licensee or registrant is on active duty service.
(3) Written documentation that substantiates the licensee or registrant’s active duty service is provided to the board.
(b) For purposes of this section, the phrase “called to active duty” shall have the same meaning as “active duty” as defined in Section 101 of Title 10 of the United States Code and shall additionally include individuals who are on active duty in the California National Guard, whether due to proclamation of a state of insurrection pursuant to Section 143 of the Military and Veterans Code or due to a proclamation of a state extreme emergency or when the California National Guard is otherwise on active duty pursuant to Section 146 of the Military and Veterans Code.
(c) (1) Except as specified in paragraph (2), the licensee or registrant shall not engage in any activities requiring a license during the period that the waivers provided by this section are in effect.
(2) If the licensee or registrant will provide services for which the licensee or registrant is licensed while on active duty, the board shall convert the license status to military active and no private practice of any type shall be permitted.
(d) In order to engage in any activities for which the licensee or registrant is licensed once discharged from active duty, the licensee or registrant shall meet all necessary renewal requirements as determined by the board within six months from the licensee’s or registrant’s date of discharge from active duty service.
(e) After a licensee or registrant receives notice of the licensee or registrant’s discharge date, the licensee or registrant shall notify the board of their discharge from active duty within 60 days of receiving their notice of discharge.
(f) A board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(g) This section shall not apply to any board that has a similar license renewal waiver process statutorily authorized for that board.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 386, Sec. 1. (SB 1237) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 114.5.

114.5. (a) Each board shall inquire in every application for licensure if the individual applying for licensure is serving in, or has previously served in, the military.
(b) If a board’s governing law authorizes veterans to apply military experience and training towards licensure requirements, that board shall post information on the board’s Internet Web site about the ability of veteran applicants to apply military experience and training towards licensure requirements.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 174, Sec. 1. (SB 1348) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 115.4.

115.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, on and after July 1, 2016, a board within the department shall expedite, and may assist, the initial licensure process for an applicant who supplies satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant has served as an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States and was honorably discharged.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, on and after July 1, 2024, a board within the department shall expedite, and may assist, the initial licensure process for an applicant who supplies satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant is an active duty member of a regular component of the Armed Forces of the United States enrolled in the United States Department of Defense SkillBridge program as authorized under Section 1143(e) of Title 10 of the United States Code.
(c) A board may adopt regulations necessary to administer this section in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 348, Sec. 1. (AB 883) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 115.5.

115.5. (a) A board within the department shall expedite the licensure process and waive the licensure application fee and the initial or original license fee charged by the board for an applicant who meets both of the following requirements:
(1) Supplies evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in this state under official active duty military orders.
(2) Holds a current license in another state, district, or territory of the United States in the profession or vocation for which the applicant seeks a license from the board.
(b) A board may adopt regulations necessary to administer this section.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2022.
(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 367, Sec. 2. (SB 607) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative July 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 115.8.

115.8. The Department of Consumer Affairs shall compile information on military and spouse licensure into an annual report for the Legislature, which shall be submitted in conformance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. The report shall include all of the following for each license type of each board:
(a) The number of applications for a temporary license submitted by military spouses per fiscal year, pursuant to Section 115.6.
(b) The number of applications for expedited licenses received from honorably discharged military members and military spouses pursuant to Sections 115.4 and 115.5.
(c) The number of licenses issued and denied per fiscal year pursuant to Sections 115.4, 115.5, and 115.6.
(d) The number of licenses issued pursuant to Section 115.6 that were suspended or revoked per fiscal year.
(e) The number of applications for waived renewal fees received and granted pursuant to Section 114.3 per fiscal year.
(f) The average length of time between application and issuance of licenses pursuant to Sections 115.4, 115.5, and 115.6.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 115.9.

115.9. The department and each board within the department shall publish information pertinent to all licensing options available to military spouses on the home page of the internet website of the department or board, as applicable, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) The process for expediting applications for military spouses.
(b) The availability of temporary licensure, the requirements for obtaining a temporary license, and length of time a temporary license is active.
(c) The requirements for full, permanent licensure by endorsement or credential for out-of-state applicants.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 693, Sec. 4. (AB 107) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 116.

116. (a) The director may audit and review, upon the director’s own initiative, or upon the request of a consumer or licensee, inquiries and complaints regarding licensees, dismissals of disciplinary cases, the opening, conduct, or closure of investigations, informal conferences, and discipline short of formal accusation by the Medical Board of California, the allied health professional boards, and the Podiatric Medical Board of California. The director may make recommendations for changes to the disciplinary system to the appropriate board, the Legislature, or both.
(b) The director shall report to the Chairpersons of the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee and the Assembly Business and Professions Committee annually, commencing March 1, 1995, regarding the director’s findings from any audit, review, or monitoring and evaluation conducted pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 21. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 118.

118. (a) The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with a board in the department shall not, unless the board has consented in writing to such withdrawal, deprive the board of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding against the applicant for the denial of the license upon any ground provided by law or to enter an order denying the license upon any such ground.
(b) The suspension, expiration, or forfeiture by operation of law of a license issued by a board in the department, or its suspension, forfeiture, or cancellation by order of the board or by order of a court of law, or its surrender without the written consent of the board, shall not, during any period in which it may be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated, deprive the board of its authority to institute or continue a disciplinary proceeding against the licensee upon any ground provided by law or to enter an order suspending or revoking the license or otherwise taking disciplinary action against the licensee on any such ground.
(c) As used in this section, “board” includes an individual who is authorized by any provision of this code to issue, suspend, or revoke a license, and “license” includes “certificate,” “registration,” and “permit.“
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1079.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 119.

119. Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(a) Displays or causes or permits to be displayed or has in the person’s possession either of the following:
(1) A canceled, revoked, suspended, or fraudulently altered license.
(2) A fictitious license or any document simulating a license or purporting to be or have been issued as a license.
(b) Lends the person’s license to any other person or knowingly permits the use thereof by another.
(c) Displays or represents any license not issued to the person as being the person’s license.
(d) Fails or refuses to surrender to the issuing authority upon its lawful written demand any license, registration, permit, or certificate which has been suspended, revoked, or canceled.
(e) Knowingly permits any unlawful use of a license issued to the person.
(f) Photographs, photostats, duplicates, manufactures, or in any way reproduces any license or facsimile thereof in a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license, or displays or has in the person’s possession any such photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction, or facsimile unless authorized by this code.
(g) Buys or receives a fraudulent, forged, or counterfeited license knowing that it is fraudulent, forged, or counterfeited. For purposes of this subdivision, “fraudulent” means containing any misrepresentation of fact.
As used in this section, “license” includes “certificate,” “permit,” “authority,” and “registration” or any other indicia giving authorization to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 22. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 120.

120. (a) Subdivision (a) of Section 119 shall not apply to a surviving spouse having in the surviving spouse’s possession or displaying a deceased spouse’s canceled certified public accountant certificate or canceled public accountant certificate that has been canceled by official action of the California Board of Accountancy.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 119, any person who has received a certificate of certified public accountant or a certificate of public accountant from the board may possess and may display the certificate received unless the person’s certificate, permit, or registration has been suspended or revoked.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 23. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 121.

121. No licensee who has complied with the provisions of this code relating to the renewal of the licensee’s license prior to expiration of such license shall be deemed to be engaged illegally in the practice of the licensee’s business or profession during any period between such renewal and receipt of evidence of such renewal which may occur due to delay not the fault of the applicant.
As used in this section, “license” includes “certificate,” “permit,” “authorization,” and “registration,” or any other indicia giving authorization, by any agency, board, bureau, commission, committee, or entity within the Department of Consumer Affairs, to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or by the board referred to in the Chiropractic Act or the Osteopathic Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 351, Sec. 24. (AB 496) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 121.5.

121.5. Except as otherwise provided in this code, the application of delinquency fees or accrued and unpaid renewal fees for the renewal of expired licenses or registrations shall not apply to licenses or registrations that have lawfully been designated as inactive or retired.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 435, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 122.

122. Except as otherwise provided by law, the department and each of the boards, bureaus, committees, and commissions within the department may charge a fee for the processing and issuance of a duplicate copy of any certificate of licensure or other form evidencing licensure or renewal of licensure. The fee shall be in an amount sufficient to cover all costs incident to the issuance of the duplicate certificate or other form but shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 951, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › CHAPTER 1 - The Department › Section 123.

123. It is a misdemeanor for any person to engage in any conduct which subverts or attempts to subvert any licensing examination or the administration of an examination, including, but not limited to:
(a) Conduct which violates the security of the examination materials; removing from the examination room any examination materials without authorization; the unauthorized reproduction by any means of any portion of the actual licensing examination; aiding by any means the unauthorized reproduction of any portion of the actual licensing examination; paying or using professional or paid examination-takers for the purpose of reconstructing any portion of the licensing examination; obtaining examination questions or other examination material, except by specific authorization either before, during, or after an examination; or using or purporting to use any examination questions or materials which were improperly removed or taken from any examination for the purpose of instructing or preparing any applicant for examination; or selling, distributing, buying, receiving, or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future, current, or previously administered licensing examination.
(b) Communicating with any other examinee during the administration of a licensing examination; copying answers from another examinee or permitting one’s answers to be copied by another examinee; having in one’s possession during the administration of the licensing examination any books, equipment, notes, written or printed materials, or data of any kind, other than the examination materials distributed, or otherwise authorized to be in one’s possession during the examination; or impersonating any examinee or having an impersonator take the licensing examination on one’s behalf.
Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution under the authority provided for in any other provision of law.
In addition to any other penalties, a person found guilty of violating this section, shall be liable for the actual damages sustained by the agency administering the examination not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and the costs of litigation.
(c) If any provision of this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the section that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this section are severable.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 647, Sec. 1.)