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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter › Section 8018.

8018. A natural person who holds a valid certificate as a shorthand reporter, as provided in this chapter, shall be known as a “certified shorthand reporter.” Except as provided in Section 8043, no other person, entity, firm, or corporation may assume or use the title “certified shorthand reporter,” or the abbreviation “C.S.R.,” or use any words or symbols indicating or tending to indicate that they are, or it is, certified under this chapter. Use of the words “stenographer,” or “reporter,” or of the phrases “court reporter,” “deposition reporter,” or “digital reporter,” in combination with words or phrases related to the practice of shorthand reporting, as defined in Section 8017, indicates or tends to indicate certification pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 6. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter › Section 8019.

8019. A violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor.
Any person who directly or indirectly assists in or abets the violation of, or conspires to aid or abet in the violation of, any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1265, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8020.

8020. Any person over the age of 18 years, who has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for the denial of licensure under Sections 480, 8025, and 8025.1, who has a high school education or its equivalent as determined by the board, and who has satisfactorily passed an examination under any regulations that the board may prescribe, shall be entitled to a certificate and shall be styled and known as a certified shorthand reporter. No person shall be admitted to the examination without first presenting satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant has obtained one of the following:
(a) One year of experience in making verbatim records of depositions, arbitrations, hearings, or judicial or related proceedings by means of written symbols or abbreviations in shorthand or machine shorthand writing or voice writing and transcribing these records.
(b) A verified certificate of satisfactory completion of a prescribed course of study in a recognized court reporting school or a certificate from the school that evidences an equivalent proficiency and the ability to make a verbatim record of material dictated in accordance with regulations adopted by the board contained in Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. For purposes of this subdivision, and until the board adopts regulations governing voice writing, but in any case no later than January 1, 2024, references contained in Section 2411 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations to “machine shorthand” shall include voice writing.
(c) A certificate from the National Court Reporters Association or the National Verbatim Reporters Association demonstrating proficiency in machine shorthand reporting or voice writing.
(d) A passing grade on the California state hearing reporters examination.
(e) A valid certified shorthand reporters certificate or license to practice shorthand reporting issued by a state other than California whose requirements and licensing examination are substantially the same as those in California.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 7. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8021.

8021. Examinations shall be held at least semiannually, and at such times and places as the board may designate.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 191.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8022.

8022. (a) Each applicant for a certificate under this chapter shall file an application with the executive officer, on a form as prescribed by the board. The last date to file an application shall be a set number of days as established by the board’s regulations. The application shall be accompanied by the required fee. For purposes of determining the date upon which an application is deemed filed with the executive officer, the date of postmark as affixed by the United States Postal Service, or the date certified by a bona fide private courier service on the envelope containing the application shall control.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the board’s authority to seek from any applicant any other information pertinent to the background, education, and experience of the applicant that may be deemed necessary in order to evaluate the applicant’s qualifications and fitness for licensure.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1079, Sec. 16. Effective September 29, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8023.

8023. No certificate shall be issued until the applicant has passed the examination prescribed by the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 665.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8023.5.

8023.5. If an applicant for a certificate is from a country where the principal language spoken is one other than English, the board may, in addition to any other examination required by this chapter, examine the applicant on his or her knowledge of the English language.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1097, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8024.

8024. (a) All certificates issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for a period of one year, except for the initial period of licensure as prescribed by the board, and shall expire at 12 midnight on the last day of the month of birth of the licensee unless renewed.
(b) (1) The board shall indicate on each certificate issued pursuant to this chapter whether the certificate holder met the certified shorthand reporter examination requirements through the use of stenography, voice writing, or both.
(2) A certified shorthand reporter shall only provide services pursuant to this chapter using the methodology indicated on their certificate pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this section shall be construed to confer any distinction in privilege or practice authority based upon whether a certificate holder met the certified shorthand reporter examination requirements through the use of stenography, voice writing, or both.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the board shall indicate the methodology used by a certificate holder to meet the certified shorthand reporter examination requirements by providing a letter or notice to the certificate holder instead of indicating it on the certificate until July 1, 2023, or until the board has updated its systems and procedures in order to implement paragraph (1), whichever occurs first.
(c) To renew an unexpired certificate, the certificate holder shall, on or before each of the dates on which it would otherwise expire, do all of the following:
(1) Apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board.
(2) Pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter.
(3) Notify the board whether they have been convicted of any felony or any misdemeanor if the misdemeanor is substantially related to the functions and duties of a court reporter and whether any disciplinary action by any regulatory or licensing board in this or any other state was taken against the licensee subsequent to the licensee’s last renewal.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 8. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8024.1.

8024.1. Every person to whom a certificate is issued shall, as a condition precedent to its issuance, and in addition to any other fee which may be payable, pay the initial certificate fee prescribed by this chapter. Prior to receipt of an initial certificate fee, the board may issue an interim permit of a limited duration, but only to candidates eligible for certification under Section 8020. A limited permit shall be valid for 45 days, or until the board issues a certificate to the limited permitholder. If the board issues interim permits, the initial certificate fee, and any other fee that may be payable, shall be paid prior to the issuance of the certificate.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 865, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8024.2.

8024.2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a certificate that has expired may be renewed at any time within the period set forth in Section 8024.5 by doing all of the following:
(1) Applying for renewal on a form prescribed by the board.
(2) Paying the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter.
(3) Notifying the board whether the licensee has been convicted of any felony or any misdemeanor if the misdemeanor is substantially related to the functions and duties of a court reporter and whether any disciplinary action was taken against the licensee by any regulatory or licensing board in this or any other state, subsequent to the licensee’s last renewal.
(b) If the certificate is not renewed within 30 days after its expiration, the certificate holder, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee set forth in Section 163.5. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the certificate shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 8024 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
The certificate shall not be renewed if the certificate holder has failed to pay monetary sanctions identified in subdivision (g) of Section 8025.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 616, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8024.3.

8024.3. A suspended certificate is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the holder of the certificate, while it remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the activity to which the certificate relates, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which it was suspended.
The certificate shall not be renewed if the certificate holder has failed to pay monetary sanctions identified in subdivision (g) of Section 8025.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 983, Sec. 9.3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8024.4.

8024.4. A revoked certificate is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the holder of the certificate, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.
The certificate shall not be renewed if the certificate holder has failed to pay monetary sanctions identified in subdivision (g) of Section 8025.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 983, Sec. 9.4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8024.5.

8024.5. A certificate that is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of the certificate shall return the expired certificate to the board. To obtain a new certificate, the holder shall pay all of the fees and meet all of the qualifications and requirements set forth in this chapter for obtaining an original certificate, including qualifying for, taking, and passing the licensing examination.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 475, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8024.6.

8024.6. (a) A certificate holder shall give written notice to the board at its office in Sacramento of a name change within 30 days after each change, giving both the old and the new names. A copy of the legal document affecting the name change, such as a court order or marriage certificate, shall be submitted with the notice.
(b) Each certificate holder shall notify the board in writing at its office in Sacramento of a change of address within 30 days after each change, giving both the old and the new addresses.
(c) A penalty as provided in this chapter shall be paid by each certificate holder who fails to notify the board within 30 days as specified in this section. Any certificate holder to whom this penalty applies who fails to pay that penalty shall not have their certificate renewed without payment of that penalty, and the board may take disciplinary action.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 983, Sec. 9.5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8024.7.

8024.7. The board shall establish an inactive category of licensure for persons who are not actively engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting.
(a) The holder of an inactive license issued pursuant to this section shall not engage in any activity for which a license is required.
(b) An inactive license issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed during the same time period in which an active license is renewed. The holder of an inactive license is exempt from any continuing education requirement for renewal of an active license.
(c) The renewal fee for a license in an active status shall apply also for a renewal of a license in an inactive status, unless a lesser renewal fee is specified by the board.
(d) In order for the holder of an inactive license issued pursuant to this section to restore his or her license to an active status, the holder of an inactive license shall comply with both of the following:
(1) Pay the renewal fee.
(2) If the board requires completion of continuing education for renewal of an active license, complete continuing education equivalent to that required for renewal of an active license, unless a different requirement is specified by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 660, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8024.8.

8024.8. (a) The board shall maintain records showing which certificate holders have qualified through shorthand or machine shorthand writing and which certificate holders have qualified through voice writing. The board shall treat certificate holders equally regardless of the method of qualification.
(b) Public employers shall not differentiate among certificate holders based upon method of qualification for purposes of compensation, benefits, classification, job description, duties, or bargaining units.
(c) A reference in any statute, regulation, or rule of court to the shorthand notes or stenographic notes of a certified shorthand reporter shall be interpreted to include audio dictation files.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 9. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8025.

8025. A certificate issued under this chapter may be suspended, revoked, denied, or other disciplinary action may be imposed for one or more of the following causes:
(a) Conviction of any felony or any misdemeanor if the misdemeanor is substantially related to the functions and duties of a court reporter. The record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, is conclusive evidence of the conviction.
(b) Failure to notify the board of a conviction described in subdivision (a), in accordance with Section 8024 or 8024.2.
(c) Fraud or misrepresentation resorted to in obtaining a certificate hereunder.
(d) Fraud, dishonesty, corruption, willful violation of duty, gross negligence or incompetence in practice, or unprofessional conduct in or directly related to the practice of shorthand reporting.
“Unprofessional conduct” includes, but is not limited to, acts contrary to professional standards concerning confidentiality; impartiality; filing and retention of notes; notifications, availability, delivery, execution and certification of transcripts; and any provision of law substantially related to the duties of a certified shorthand reporter.
(e) Repeated unexcused failure, whether or not willful, to transcribe notes of cases pending on appeal and to file the transcripts of those notes within the time required by law or to transcribe or file notes of other proceedings within the time required by law or agreed to by contract. Violation of this subdivision shall also be deemed an act endangering the public health, safety, or welfare within the meaning of Section 494.
(f) Loss or destruction of stenographic notes, whether on paper or electronic media, that prevents the production of a transcript due to negligence of the licensee.
(g) Failure to comply with, or to pay a monetary sanction imposed by, any court for failure to provide timely transcripts. The record of the court order, or a certified copy thereof, is conclusive evidence that the sanction was imposed.
(h) Failure to pay a civil penalty relating to the provision of court reporting services or products.
(i) The revocation of, suspension of, or other disciplinary action against a license to act as a certified shorthand reporter by another state. A certified copy of the revocation, suspension, or disciplinary action by the other state is conclusive evidence of that action.
(j) Violation of this chapter or the statutes, rules, and regulations pertaining to certified shorthand reporters.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 658, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8026.

8026. A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of a certified shorthand reporter is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article.
The board may order the certificate suspended or revoked, or may decline to issue a certificate, when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such person to withdraw his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information or indictment.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1161.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents › Section 8027.5.

8027.5. In addition to the authority to conduct disciplinary proceedings under this chapter, the board, through its duly authorized representatives, shall have authority to issue administrative citations or assess fines for the violation of any rules and regulations adopted by the board under the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 615, Sec. 13. Effective October 9, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 4 - Revenue › Section 8030.

8030. All fees and other revenues received by the board shall be reported promptly to the State Controller and shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to be placed in the Court Reporters’ Fund, which fund is continued in existence in the State Treasury, and shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 463, Sec. 6. (AB 1520) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 4 - Revenue › Section 8030.1.

8030.1. The board may use existing resources to undertake efforts to publicize the availability of the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, established pursuant to Section 8030.2, to prospective applicants through appropriate entities serving these applicants, including the State Bar of California, the California Commission on Access to Justice, and the Legal Aid Association of California. These efforts shall be described in the report required by Section 8030.9.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 567, Sec. 3. (AB 2192) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 4 - Revenue › Section 8030.10.

8030.10. (a) On or before July 1, 2022, the board shall report the following information to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature to determine the feasibility of funding the Transcript Reimbursement Fund through a distinct assessment collected separately from certificate fees:
(1) The total amount of funds transferred from the Court Reporters’ Fund in the previous two years.
(2) The total number of approved claims for reimbursement from the Transcript Reimbursement Fund in the previous two years.
(3) The total amount allocated from the Transcript Reimbursement Fund to reimburse applicants in the previous two years.
(4) The approximate number of certificates issued or renewed by the board in the previous two years from which the board received fees pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8031.
(b) The report prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 463, Sec. 11. (AB 1520) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 4 - Revenue › Section 8031.

8031. The amount of the fees required by this chapter is that fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) The fee for filing an application for each examination shall be no more than forty dollars ($40).
(b) The fee for examination and reexamination for each of the written or practical parts of the examination shall be in an amount fixed by the board, which shall be equal to the actual cost of preparing, administering, grading, and analyzing the examination, but shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75) for each separate part, for each administration.
(c) The initial certificate fee is an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the certificate is issued, except that, if the certificate will expire less than 180 days after its issuance, then the fee is 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the certificate is issued, or fifty dollars ($50), whichever is greater. The board may, by appropriate regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of the initial certificate fee where the certificate is issued less than 45 days before the date on which it will expire.
(d) By a resolution adopted by the board, a renewal fee may be established in such amounts and at such times as the board may deem appropriate to meet its operational expenses and funding responsibilities as set forth in this chapter. The renewal fee shall not be more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor less than ten dollars ($10) annually, with the following exception:
Any person who is employed full time by the State of California as a hearing reporter and who does not otherwise render shorthand reporting services for a fee shall be exempt from licensure while in state employment and shall not be subject to the renewal fee provisions of this subdivision until 30 days after leaving state employment. The renewal fee shall, in addition to the amount fixed by this subdivision, include any unpaid fees required by this section plus any delinquency fee.
(e) The duplicate certificate fee shall be no greater than ten dollars ($10).
(f) The penalty for failure to notify the board of a change of name or address as required by Section 8024.6 shall be no greater than fifty dollars ($50).
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 463, Sec. 12. (AB 1520) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 5 - Shorthand Reporting Corporations › Section 8040.

8040. A shorthand reporting corporation is a corporation which is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, as long as that corporation and all of its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are certified shorthand reporters are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, this article, and all other statutes and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to that corporation and the conduct of its officers. With respect to a shorthand reporting corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act is the Court Reporters Board of California.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 216. Effective March 30, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 5 - Shorthand Reporting Corporations › Section 8042.

8042. It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in or abet the violation of, or conspire to violate any provision or term of this article, the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, or any regulations duly adopted under those laws.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1289, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 5 - Shorthand Reporting Corporations › Section 8043.

8043. The name of a shorthand reporting corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services shall contain and be restricted to the name or the last name of one or more of the present, prospective, or former shareholders or of persons who were associated with a predecessor person, partnership, corporation or other organization and whose name or names appeared in the name of such predecessor organization, and shall include either (a) the words “shorthand reporting corporation;” (b) the title “certified shorthand reporter,” or the abbreviation “C.S.R.,” and wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence; or (c) the words “a professional corporation.”
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1306.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 5 - Shorthand Reporting Corporations › Section 8044.

8044. Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of a shorthand reporting corporation shall be a licensed person as defined by Section 13401 of the Corporations Code.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1306.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 5 - Shorthand Reporting Corporations › Section 8045.

8045. The income of a shorthand reporting corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined by Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of such shareholder for his shares in the shorthand reporting corporation.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1306.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 5 - Shorthand Reporting Corporations › Section 8046.

8046. A shorthand reporting corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do which would constitute unprofessional conduct under any statute, rule or regulation now or hereafter in effect which pertains to shorthand reporters or shorthand reporting. In conducting its practice it shall observe and be bound by such statutes, rules and regulations to the same extent as a person holding a license under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1289, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters › ARTICLE 5 - Shorthand Reporting Corporations › Section 8047.

8047. The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article, including rules and regulations requiring (a) that the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a shorthand reporting corporation shall include a provision whereby the capital stock of such corporation owned by a disqualified person, as defined by Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, or a deceased person shall be sold to the corporation or the remaining shareholders within such time as such rules and regulations may provide; and (b) that a shorthand reporting corporation as a condition of obtaining a certificate pursuant to the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act and this article shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its clients for errors and omissions arising out of the rendering of professional services.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1306.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 14 - Structural Pest Control Operators › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8500.

8500. Unless the text otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth govern the construction of this chapter.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1163.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 14 - Structural Pest Control Operators › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8501.

8501. “Director” refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 8. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 14 - Structural Pest Control Operators › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8502.

8502. “Board” refers to the Structural Pest Control Board within the Department of Consumers Affairs.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 9. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 14 - Structural Pest Control Operators › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8503.

8503. “Registrar” refers to the registrar of the Structural Pest Control Board.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1163.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 14 - Structural Pest Control Operators › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8503.5.

8503.5. “Committee” means the Disciplinary Review Committee established pursuant to Section 8660.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1266, Sec. 1.)
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8504. “Person” includes an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other organization or any combination thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1995.)
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8504.1. “Pesticide” includes any of the following:
(a) Any spray adjuvant.
(b) Any substance, or mixture of substances, which is intended to be used for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest or organism.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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8504.2. “Control” means a pest population management system that utilizes techniques to reduce and maintain pest populations at levels below those causing economic or material injury, or to manipulate the populations to prevent causing such injury.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 572, Sec. 1. (SB 1481) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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8504.3. “Eradication” means the total elimination of a pest from a designated area. For purposes of this chapter, elimination and extermination shall have the same meaning as eradication.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. (SB 1481) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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8504.4. “Inspection” is the act of a field representative or operator physically performing an onsite assessment of real property.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 572, Sec. 3. (SB 1481) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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8505. (a) “Structural pest control” and “pest control” as used in this chapter are synonymous. Except as provided in Section 8555 and elsewhere in this chapter, it is, with respect to household pests and wood destroying pests or organisms, or other pests that may invade households or other structures, including railroad cars, ships, docks, trucks, airplanes, or the contents thereof, the engaging in, offering to engage in, advertising for, soliciting, or the performance of, any of the following:
(1) Identification of infestations or infections.
(2) The making of an inspection or inspections for the purpose of identifying or attempting to identify infestations or infections of household or other structures by those pests or organisms.
(3) The making of inspection reports, recommendations, estimates, and bids, whether oral or written, with respect to those infestations or infections.
(4) The making of contracts, or the submitting of bids for, or the performance of any work including the making of structural repairs or replacements, or the use of pesticides, or mechanical devices for the purpose of eliminating, exterminating, controlling or preventing infestations or infections of those pests, or organisms.
(b) “Household pests” are defined for the purpose of this chapter as those pests other than wood destroying pests or organisms, which invade households and other structures, including, but not limited to, rodents, vermin, and insects.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 2. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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8505.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), for the purpose of this act, “fumigation” shall be defined as the use within an enclosed space for the destruction of plant or animal life, a substance having a vapor pressure greater than 5 millimeters of mercury at 25 degrees centigrade when the substance is labeled for those purposes.
The following is a list of lethal fumigants:
(1) Methyl bromide.
(2) Sulfuryl fluoride.
(3) Aluminum phosphide.
The board may adopt, and may as necessary amend, by regulation, a list of fumigants.
(b) For the purpose of this act, “warning agent” is any agent used in combination with any fumigant that lacks warning properties.
The following is a warning agent:
Chloropicrin.
The board may adopt, and may as necessary amend, by regulation, a list of warning agents.
(c) For the purpose of this act “simple asphyxiants” shall not be deemed to be fumigants.
The following is a list of simple asphyxiants:
(1) Liquid nitrogen.
(2) Carbon dioxide.
The board may adopt, and may as necessary amend, by regulation, a list of simple asphyxiants.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 3. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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8505.2. Fumigation shall be performed only under the direct and personal supervision of an individual who is licensed by the board as an operator or field representative in Branch 1 as set forth in Section 8560.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 4. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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8505.3. “Direct and personal supervision” as used in Section 8505.2 means that the Branch 1 licensee exercising that supervision shall be present at the site of the fumigation during the entire time the fumigants are being released, the time ventilation is commenced, and at the time property is released for occupancy.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 354, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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8505.4. Fumigation shall be performed in compliance with all applicable state, county, and city laws and ordinances and all applicable laws and regulations of the United States.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 354, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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8505.5. (a) Notice of the date and place of fumigation, and chemicals to be used, shall be given by the fumigator to the fire department serving the area in which fumigation is to be performed not less than two hours prior to the time fumigation begins. The fire department shall not charge any fees for any service related to structural pest control activities except for the costs of an emergency response necessitated by illegal or negligent actions.
(b) Notice of each fumigation to be performed shall be given to the commissioner in the county in which the job is to be performed. The notice, which may be mailed or given by telephone, at the option of the commissioner, shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the time fumigation begins, unless the commissioner determines that less time is sufficient. A fee shall not be assessed for processing this notice.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 5. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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8505.7. The space to be fumigated shall be vacated by all occupants prior to the commencement of fumigation, and all entrances thereto shall be locked, barricaded, or otherwise secured against entry until the end of exposure period, then opened for ventilation and relocked, barricaded, or otherwise secured against re-entry, until declared by the licensee exercising direct and personal supervision over the fumigation to be safe for reoccupancy.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1348, Sec. 4. Operative January 1, 1987, by Sec. 97 of Ch. 1348.)
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8505.8. Prior to the commencement of fumigation, the space to be fumigated shall be sealed in such manner that tests taken before ventilation is begun will show that the required concentration of the fumigant released within the space has been retained therein, in compliance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1201.)
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8505.9. Prior to the commencement of fumigation, warning signs shall be posted in plainly visible locations on or in the immediate vicinity of all entrances to the space under fumigation and shall not be removed until fumigation and ventilation has been completed, and the premises safe for reoccupancy. Ventilation shall be conducted with due regard for the public safety.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1201.)
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8505.10. Warning signs shall be printed in red on white background and shall contain the following statement in letters not less than two inches in height: “DANGER—FUMIGATION.” They shall also depict a skull and crossbones not less than one inch in height and shall state in letters not less than one-half inch in height the name of the fumigant. These signs shall also include in legible ink of any color, the date and time fumigant was injected, and the name, address, and telephone number of the registered company performing the fumigation. Warning signs placed under a tarpaulin shall not be required to state the time the fumigant was injected.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 7. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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8505.11. If the structure which has been fumigated has an attic or if the area underneath such structure is accessible to inspection for purposes of structural pest control, the registered company which performed the fumigation shall, immediately upon completion, post in the attic, immediately adjacent to the entrance thereto, or in the area underneath the structure, immediately adjacent to the main entrance vent thereof, or in both of such places if the structure has an attic and an accessible underarea, a durable sign not less than five inches by seven inches in size stating the name of the registered company, the date of fumigation, and the type of fumigant used.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1348, Sec. 6. Operative January 1, 1987, by Sec. 97 of Ch. 1348.)
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8505.12. A registered company performing fumigation shall use an adequate warning agent with all fumigants which lack those properties. There may be circumstances in which the use of chloropicrin is not possible due to its unknown effects on sensitive items, including, but not limited to, artifacts in museums or in police evidence storage. In these circumstances, waiving the use of chloropicrin shall be approved by the state regulatory authority and documented in advance and shall include alternative safety precautions which address initial clearance of the site to be fumigated, potential movement of the fumigant to unattended areas, and continued site security. When conditions involving abnormal hazards exist, the licensee exercising direct and personal supervision shall take those safety precautions in addition to those prescribed by this chapter as are reasonably necessary to protect the public health and safety.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 8. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)