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2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 6 - Nonresidents › Section 15050.

15050. The commissioner, or if the proceeding is heard before a hearing officer of the Office of Administrative Hearings, the hearing officer, may order those postponements or continuances and grant those extensions of time as may be necessary to afford the licensee reasonable opportunity to defend the proceedings. In no event shall the licensee have less than 30 days after the date of service of accusation in which to file a notice of defense, nor shall the notice of hearings provided for in Section 11509 of the Government Code or the notice and copy of affidavit referred to in Section 11514 of the Government Code be mailed or delivered less than 20 days prior to the date of hearing, and the time for making a request to cross-examine under Section 11514 of the Government Code shall be not less than 15 days.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1202, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 6 - Nonresidents › Section 15051.

15051. The presiding officer shall keep a record of all process served upon him or her pursuant to this article, which records shall show the day and hour of service.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1202, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 6 - Nonresidents › Section 15052.

15052. As used in this article, “nonresident” means a person who is not a resident of this state at the time of the performance of the act referred to in Section 15045.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1202, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 7 - Penal Provisions › Section 15053.

15053. A person who knowingly falsifies the fingerprints or photographs submitted under subdivision (f) of Section 15010 or paragraph (12) of subdivision (b) of Section 15016 is guilty of a felony. A person who violates any of the other provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 833, Sec. 20. (SB 488) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15054.

15054. Every license, branch office certificate, and pocket card issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on the day two years after the last calendar day of the month in which the initial license was issued. Licenses issued prior to January 1, 2011, shall expire on May 31 of each even-numbered year. To renew an unexpired license or certificate, the licensee shall, on or before the date on which it would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the commissioner, and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter. On renewal, the evidence of renewal of the license or certificate as the commissioner may prescribe, and renewal pocket cards for the persons mentioned in Section 15022 shall be issued to the licensee.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 400, Sec. 31. (AB 2782) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15055.

15055. Notwithstanding Section 15054, the commissioner may establish license periods and renewal dates for all licenses issued pursuant to this chapter so as to distribute the renewal work to permit the most efficient and economic use of personnel and equipment. In such cases, to the extent practical, provisions shall be made for the proration or other adjustment of fees so that no person shall be required to pay more than that which he or she would have been required to pay and no change in license period or renewal date shall be made.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1202, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15056.

15056. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired license or branch office certificate may be renewed at any time within one year after its expiration on the filing of an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the commissioner, and the payment of a renewal fee in effect on the actual renewal date. If the license or certificate is renewed after its expiration, the licensee, 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 the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever occurs last. If so renewed, the license or certificate shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 15054 that next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
(b) Renewal of a license or certificate does not prohibit the bringing of disciplinary proceedings for an act committed before the effective date of the renewal.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 833, Sec. 21. (SB 488) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15057.

15057. A suspended license or branch office certificate is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but renewal of the license does not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity, or any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended, and renewal of the branch office certificate does not entitle the licensee, while the certificate remains suspended, and until it is reinstated, to engage in the license activity at the location for which the certificate was issued, or to engage in any other activity or conduct in violation with an order or judgment by which certificate was suspended.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1202, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15058.

15058. A revoked license or branch officer certificate is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in the amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any accrued at the time of its revocation.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1202, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15059.

15059. A license or branch office certificate which is not renewed within one year after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter.
The holder of the license or certificate may obtain a new license or certificate only on compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter relating to the issuance of an original license or certificate.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 448, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15059.1.

15059.1. (a) An individual who holds a public insurance adjuster license and who is not exempt under subdivision (b) shall satisfactorily complete a minimum of 24 hours, of which three hours are to be in ethics, of continuing education courses pertinent to the duties and responsibilities of a public insurance adjuster license, to be reported to the insurance commissioner on a biennial basis in conjunction with his or her license renewal cycle.
(b) This section shall not apply to:
(1) A licensee not licensed for one full year prior to the end of the applicable continuing education biennium.
(2) A licensee holding a nonresident public insurance adjuster license who has met the continuing education requirements of his or her designated state or residence.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 400, Sec. 32. (AB 2782) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15059.2.

15059.2. A person who fails to meet the requirements imposed by Section 15059.1, and who has not been granted an extension of time by the commissioner within which to comply, shall have his or her license placed on inactive status until he or she demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that he or she has complied with all of the requirements of this article and all other applicable law. A licensee placed on inactive status may not perform the activities described in Section 1631. If a person cannot perform the requirements of this article due to a disability or inactivity due to special circumstances, the commissioner shall provide a procedure for the person to place his or her license on inactive status until the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that he or she has complied with all of the requirements of this article for the period of disability or inactivity.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 833, Sec. 22. (SB 488) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15060.

15060. The amount of fees prescribed by this chapter is that in the following schedule:
(a) The fee for the qualifying examination for an original license is sixty-two dollars ($62).
(b) The application fee for an original branch office certificate is thirty-five dollars ($35).
(c) The fee for an original license application is two hundred forty dollars ($240). If the license will expire less than one year after its issuance, then the fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the license is issued.
(d) The renewal fees are as follows:
(1) For a license as a public insurance adjuster, two hundred forty dollars ($240).
(2) For a branch office certificate, fifty dollars ($50).
(e) The fee for replacing an identification card is twenty-five dollars ($25).
(f) The delinquency fee shall be 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of expiration.
(g) The fee for reexamination of an applicant is twenty-five dollars ($25).
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 833, Sec. 23. (SB 488) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15061.

15061. The department shall receive and account for all moneys derived from 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, to the credit of the Insurance Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1202, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 2 - Public Insurance Adjusters Act › ARTICLE 8 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses and Cards › Section 15062.

15062. Application or license fees shall not be refunded pursuant to Section 1751.5.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 833, Sec. 24. (SB 488) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 16000.

16000. As used in this chapter, “state of emergency” means a state of emergency or local emergency as defined in Section 8558 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 16001.

16001. This chapter shall apply to all insurers insuring real or personal property in the state, and any other classes of insurers that the commissioner determines should participate in emergency disaster preparation and assistance under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 16002.

16002. The purpose and function of the disaster assessment teams is solely to determine the staffing and support needs of insurers in handling anticipated claims.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › Section 16010.

16010. In order to ensure an adequate response to disasters, the Legislature finds it necessary and appropriate to establish insurance disaster assessment teams.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › Section 16010.5.

16010.5. The commissioner shall establish insurance disaster assessment teams in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › Section 16011.

16011. (a) Each team shall consist of not more than seven insurance representatives. Insurers doing business in this state that want to participate in the insurance disaster assessment teams shall submit the names of qualified representatives to the commissioner.
(b) The commissioner may establish one or more insurance disaster assessment teams, and may provide for different teams for different locations and different types of disasters.
(c) The commissioner may assign a representative of the commissioner to accompany the team or teams. The representative shall complete the appropriate Standardized Emergency Management Systems training.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › Section 16012.

16012. Upon the occurrence of any state of emergency involving property damage, the commissioner may require any insurance disaster assessment team to assemble for the purpose of assessing the extent, type, and degree of insured damage involved in the emergency.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › Section 16013.

16013. State and local law enforcement officials shall permit an insurance disaster assessment team to have access to any disaster area as soon as determined safe and practical by the incident commander. The commissioner shall be responsible for the coordination and dispatch of insurance disaster assessment teams to disaster areas.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › Section 16014.

16014. The insurance disaster assessment team may use any of the following techniques to assess the amount of damage:
(a) Ground surveying on foot or vehicle, or aerial surveying if necessary.
(b) Analysis of data provided by others.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › Section 16015.

16015. The insurance disaster assessment team shall make a general assessment of the amount and types of damage suffered in an attempt to identify the overall scope of damage.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › Section 16016.

16016. The insurance disaster assessment team shall compile its findings into a report and submit the report to the commissioner as soon as practical, but not more than five days after completion of the assessment unless authorized by the commissioner. The report shall be developed, in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner. The information shall be disseminated publicly, and shall be made available to local and state disaster organizations, and to the commissioner for distribution to insurers. These findings and information shall not be binding on any insured as to coverage.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 3 - Adjuster Identification › Section 16020.

16020. The commissioner, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services and other emergency service agencies, shall establish a method for identification of representatives of insurers.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 398. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 3 - Adjuster Identification › Section 16021.

16021. (a) In accordance with the methods established under Section 16020, the commissioner shall issue identification badges to each insurer insuring property in the state. The insurer shall be responsible for the distribution of the identification badges to appropriate insurer representatives. The identification badges shall permit access to disaster areas as soon as determined safe and practical by the incident commander.
(b) The purpose of the identification badges is to enable the incident commander and state and local law enforcement officials to identify the representatives of insurers for purposes of access to disaster areas, and the badges shall not be used as identification for other purposes. The badges shall include in bold lettering larger than the other identifying information a statement that the bearer is not a state employee or public official, and does not possess any governmental authority.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 3 - Adjuster Identification › Section 16022.

16022. The commissioner shall distribute identification badges to insurance adjusters for the purpose of identifying persons who should be given access to disaster areas. Every insurer shall maintain a list of adjusters that have been assigned to work in the disaster area.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 510, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 4 - Coordination of Emergency Operations › Section 16030.

16030. (a) The commissioner, in cooperation with insurers, the Office of Emergency Services, and other emergency service agencies, shall establish procedures for the coordination of efforts between insurers and their representatives and those of emergency response agencies.
(b) The commissioner shall assign a representative of the commissioner to work within the state’s regional emergency operations centers. The representative shall complete the appropriate Standardized Emergency Management Systems training.
(c) All insurance disaster assessment team members shall complete the appropriate Standardized Emergency Management Systems training.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 399. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Insurance Code - INS › DIVISION 5 - INSURANCE ADJUSTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Emergency Disaster Assessment › ARTICLE 4 - Coordination of Emergency Operations › Section 16032.

16032. Any privately owned or operated resources hired by an insurer for the purpose of protecting structures endangered by fire or performing firefighting duties shall report to the incident commander or his or her designee immediately upon arriving at the site of a fire. Those resources must obey all directions, including evacuation orders, given by the incident commander or his or her designee.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 517, Sec. 1. (AB 1214) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8.

8. Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required by this code, it shall be made in writing.
Wherever any notice or other communication is required by this code to be mailed by registered mail by or to any person or corporation, the mailing of such notice or other communication by certified mail shall be deemed to be a sufficient compliance with the requirements of law.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1089, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12.1.

12.1. The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the terms “man” or “men” where appropriate shall be deemed “person” or “persons” and any references to the terms “man” or “men” in sections of this code be changed to “person” or “persons” when such code sections are being amended for any purpose. This section is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1171.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17.

17. “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or subscriber can not write, such signer’s or subscriber’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer’s or subscriber’s name; but a signature or subscription by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names thereto.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 23.

23. Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed, every offense declared by this code to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail, not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 187. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 26.

26. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, no person who has not previously obtained a license regulated by this code shall be denied a license solely on the basis that he has been convicted of a crime if he has obtained a certificate of rehabilitation under Section 4852.01 and following of the Penal Code, and if his probation has been terminated and the information or accusation has been dismissed pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 947.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 29.5.

29.5. The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation declaring April 28 as Workers’ Memorial Day in remembrance of the courage and integrity of American workers, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 571, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 50.5.

50.5. One of the functions of the Department of Industrial Relations is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 276.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 50.6.

50.6. The Department of Industrial Relations may assist and cooperate with the Wage and Hour Division, and the Children’s Bureau, United States Department of Labor, in the enforcement within this State of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and, subject to the regulations of the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, or the Chief of the Children’s Bureau, and subject to the laws of the State applicable to the receipt and expenditures of money, may be reimbursed by the division or the bureau for the reasonable cost of such assistance and cooperation.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 31.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 50.7.

50.7. (a) The Department of Industrial Relations is the state agency designated to be responsible for administering the state plan for the development and enforcement of occupational safety and health standards relating to issues covered by corresponding standards promulgated under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-596). The state plan shall be consistent with the provisions of state law governing occupational safety and health, including, but not limited to, Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 140) and Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 148) of Division 1, and Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300), of this code.
(b) The budget and budget bill submitted pursuant to Article IV, Section 12 of the California Constitution shall include in the item for the support of the Department of Industrial Relations amounts sufficient to fully carry out the purposes and provisions of the state plan and this code in a manner which assures that the risk of industrial injury, exposure to toxic substances, illness and death to employees will be minimized.
(c) Because Federal grants are available, maximum Federal funding shall be sought and, to the extent possible, the cost of administering the state plan shall be paid by funds obtained from federal grants.
(d) The Governor and the Department of Industrial Relations shall take all steps necessary to prevent withdrawal of approval for the state plan by the Federal government. If Federal approval of the state plan has been withdrawn before passage of this initiative, or if it is withdrawn at any time after passage of this initiative, the Governor shall submit a new state plan immediately so that California shall be approved and shall continue to have access to Federal funds.
(Amended November 8, 1988, by initiative Proposition 97. Note: Prop. 97 is titled the California Occupational Safety and Health Restoration Act.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 50.8.

50.8. The department shall develop a long range program for upgrading and expanding the resources of the State of California in the area of occupational health and medicine. The program shall include a contractual agreement with the University of California for the creation of occupational health centers affiliated with regional schools of medicine and public health. One such occupational health center shall be situated in the northern part of the state and one in the southern part. The primary function of these occupational health centers shall be the training of occupational physicians and nurses, toxicologists, epidemiologists, and industrial hygienists. In addition, the centers shall serve as referral centers for occupational illnesses and shall engage in research on the causes, diagnosis, and prevention of occupational illnesses.
The centers shall also inform the Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Industrial Relations, State Department of Health Services, and the Department of Food and Agriculture of their clinical and research findings.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1245. Note: See changes set forth in Governor's Reorg. Plan 1 of 1991.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 50.9.

50.9. In furtherance of the provisions of Section 50.5, the director, or the Director of Employment Development, may comment on the impact of actions or projects proposed by public agencies on opportunities for profitable employment, and such agencies shall consider such comments in their decisions.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 880.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 51.

51. The department shall be conducted under the control of an executive officer known as Director of Industrial Relations. The Director of Industrial Relations shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor and shall receive an annual salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 97.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 53.

53. Whenever in Section 1001 or in Part 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code “head of the department” or similar designation occurs, the same shall, for the purposes of this code, mean the director, except that in respect to matters which by the express provisions of this code are committed to or retained under the jurisdiction of the Division of Workers’ Compensation, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board, or the Industrial Welfare Commission the designation shall mean the Division of Workers’ Compensation, the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board, or the Industrial Welfare Commission, as the case may be.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1097, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 54.

54. The director shall perform all duties, exercise all powers and jurisdiction, assume and discharge all responsibilities, and carry out and effect all purposes vested by law in the department, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 54.5.

54.5. The director may appoint an attorney and assistants licensed to practice law in this state. In the absence of an appointment, the attorney for the Division of Workers’ Compensation shall also perform legal services for the department as the Director of Industrial Relations may direct.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1097, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 55.

55. For the purpose of administration the director shall organize the department subject to the approval of the Governor, in the manner he deems necessary properly to segregate and conduct the work of the department. Notwithstanding any provision in this code to the contrary, the director may require any division in the department to assist in the enforcement of any or all laws within the jurisdiction of the department. Except as provided in Section 18930 of the Health and Safety Code, the director may, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code, make rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this section, however, shall not apply to the Division of Workers’ Compensation or the State Compensation Insurance Fund, except as to any power or jurisdiction within those divisions as may have been specifically conferred upon the director by law.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1097, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 56.

56. The work of the department shall be divided into at least five divisions known as the Division of Workers’ Compensation, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, and the State Compensation Insurance Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 77. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 57.1.

57.1. (a) The Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health shall receive an annual salary as provided by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) All officers or employees of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health employed after the operative date of this section shall be appointed by the director in accordance with the provisions of the State Civil Service Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, two deputy chiefs of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice of the Director of Industrial Relations, to serve at the pleasure of the Director of Industrial Relations. The two deputy chiefs shall be exempt from civil service. The annual salaries of the two exempted deputy chiefs shall be fixed by the Director of Industrial Relations, subject to the approval of the Director of Finance.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 72.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 58.

58. The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land, and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of all commissions, divisions, and offices of the department and the title to all such property held for the use and benefit of the State is hereby transferred to the State.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 60.

60. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of Divisions 4 and 4.5 of this code shall be administered and enforced by the Division of Workers’ Compensation.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 137. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 60.5.

60.5. (a) The provisions of Part 1 of Division 5 of this code shall be administered and enforced by the department through the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, subject to the direction of the director pursuant to Section 50.7.
(b) The Division of Occupational Safety and Health succeeds to, and is vested with, all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the Division of Industrial Safety, which is hereby abolished, and any other jurisdiction conferred by law.
(c) All powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Chief of the Division of Industrial Safety are hereby transferred to the Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
(d) Any regulation or other action made, prescribed, issued, granted, or performed by the abolished Division of Industrial Safety in the administration of a function transferred pursuant to subdivision (b) shall remain in effect and shall be deemed to be a regulation or action of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health unless and until repealed, modified, or rescinded by such division.
(e) Whenever any reference is made in any law to the abolished Division of Industrial Safety, it shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 72.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 60.6.

60.6. All persons serving in the state civil service in the Division of Industrial Safety or in the Occupational Health Branch of the State Department of Health Services, and engaged in the performance of a function transferred to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health shall, in accordance with Section 19370 of the Government Code, remain in the state civil service and are hereby transferred to the Department of Industrial Relations. The status, positions, and rights of such persons shall not be affected by their transfer and shall continue to be retained by them pursuant to the State Civil Service Act, except as to positions the duties of which are vested in a position that is exempt from civil service.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 72.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 60.7.

60.7. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land, licenses, permits, agreements, contracts, claims, judgments, and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of the Division of Industrial Safety and the Occupational Health Branch of the State Department of Health Services with respect to the functions of those organizations that are transferred to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 72.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 60.8.

60.8. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health may expend money appropriated for the administration of the laws the enforcement of which is committed to the division. Such expenditures by the division shall be made in accordance with law in carrying out the purposes for which the appropriations were made.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 72.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 60.9.

60.9. There is within the Division of Occupational Safety and Health an occupational health unit and an occupational safety unit, which shall assist in the performance of occupational health functions and occupational safety functions, respectively, assigned to the division by law. There is also within the occupational health unit an occupational carcinogen control unit responsible for implementing the division’s obligations pursuant to the Occupational Carcinogens Control Act of 1976 (Part 10 (commencing with Sec. 9000)). The division, in performing its responsibilities under this code, shall provide for laboratory services and service personnel with respect to occupational health matters by interagency agreement with the State Department of Health Services or another public entity, by contract with a private sector laboratory, or by establishment of a laboratory within the division, or by a combination thereof. In the event that the division contracts with the private sector for laboratory services, the division shall enter into an interagency agreement with the State Department of Health Services for quality control and performance evaluation of the contract laboratory as well as analysis of nonroutine laboratory samples.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 299, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 61.

61. The provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1171) of Part 4 of Division 2 shall be administered and enforced by the department through the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 746.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 62.

62. The department may expend money appropriated for the administration of the provisions of the laws, the enforcement of which is committed to the department. The department may expend such money for the use, support, or maintenance of any commission or office of the department. Such expenditures by the department shall be made in accordance with law in carrying on the work for which such appropriations were made.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 62.6.

62.6. (a) The director shall levy and collect assessments from employers in accordance with subdivision (b), as necessary, to collect the aggregate amount determined by the Fraud Assessment Commission pursuant to Section 1872.83 of the Insurance Code. Revenues derived from the assessments shall be deposited in the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Account in the Insurance Fund and shall only be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the investigation and prosecution of workers’ compensation fraud and the willful failure to secure payment of workers’ compensation, as prescribed by Section 1872.83 of the Insurance Code.
(b) Assessments shall be levied by the director upon all employers as defined in Section 3300. The total amount of the assessment shall be allocated between self-insured employers and insured employers in proportion to payroll respectively paid in the most recent year for which payroll information is available. The director shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations governing the manner of collection of the assessment. The rules and regulations shall require the assessment to be paid by self-insurers to be expressed as a percentage of indemnity paid during the most recent year for which information is available, and the assessment to be paid by insured employers to be expressed as a percentage of premium. In no event shall the assessment paid by insured employers be considered a premium for computation of a gross premium tax or agents’ commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 6, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 62.8.

62.8. Five million dollars ($5,000,000) is hereby appropriated for transfer by the State Controller upon order of the Director of Finance from the Cal-OSHA Targeted Inspection and Consultation Fund as a loan to the State Public Works Enforcement Fund. This loan shall be repaid to the Occupational Safety and Health Fund by June 30, 2015. This loan shall be repaid with interest calculated at the rate earned by the Pooled Money Investment Account at the time of the transfer.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 35. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 63.

63. The Director may authorize the refund of moneys received or collected by the department in payment of license fees or for other services in cases where the license can not lawfully be issued or the service rendered to the applicant.
(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 947.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 64.

64. The Labor Commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the labor department or corresponding agency of any other state or with the person, board, officer, or commission authorized to act for and on behalf of that department or agency, for the collection in that other state of claims or judgments for wages and other demands based upon claims previously assigned to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 96, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers and Duties › Section 64.5.

64.5. When requested by the State Board of Equalization, the department may permit any duly authorized representative of that agency to transmit to the State Board of Equalization information available in the department’s records that indicates a retail establishment is operating without a seller’s permit required by the State Board of Equalization, to assist the State Board of Equalization in determining compliance with the Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code).
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 306, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Mediation › Section 67.

67. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the director may seek and collect reimbursement from private and public sector employers, labor unions, and employee organizations for election, arbitration, and training and facilitation services provided by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service pursuant to Section 65 and for representation services, including the provision of hearing officers, related to public transit labor relations provided by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service pursuant to the Public Utilities Code.
(b) The director shall adopt regulations implementing this section.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 12, Sec. 24. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Industrial Welfare Commission › Section 70.1.

70.1. The Industrial Welfare Commission shall be composed of two representatives of organized labor who are members of recognized labor organizations, two representatives of employers, and one representative of the general public. The membership shall include members of both sexes.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 513, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Industrial Welfare Commission › Section 71.

71. The term of office of the members of the Industrial Welfare Commission shall be four years and they shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of their successors. The terms of the members of the commission in office at the time this code takes effect shall expire on January 15th of that year which for the particular member has heretofore been determined. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired terms.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)