2023 California Code › Financial Code - FIN › DIVISION 3 - CHECK SELLERS, BILL PAYERS, AND PRORATERS › CHAPTER 4 - Licensee Regulations › Section 12304.

12304. (a) Each licensee, except a special prorater, shall submit to the commissioner, at such licensee’s own expense, an audit report containing audited financial statements covering the calendar year or, if such licensee has an established fiscal year, then for such fiscal year, within 105 days after the close of each such calendar or fiscal year. At such time, each licensee shall also file such additional relevant information as the commissioner may require.
(b) Within 30 days after receipt of a request from the commissioner, a licensee or other person subject to this division shall submit to the commissioner, at such person’s own expense, an audit report containing audited financial statements covering the 12 calendar months next preceding the month of receipt of the request, or such other period as the commissioner may require. Unless the public interest shall otherwise require, the commissioner shall exempt a licensee from the provisions of subdivision (a) hereof, in whole or in part, if such licensee has complied with a request pursuant to this subdivision (b) for financial statements as of a date within the calendar or fiscal year for which such exemption is granted.
(c) A licensee whose license has been surrendered or revoked shall submit to the commissioner, at its own expense, on or before 105 days after the effective date of such surrender or revocation, a closing audit report containing audited financial statements as of such effective date for the 12 months ending with such effective date, or for such other period as the commissioner may specify. Such report shall include the information required by subdivision (a) of this section and other relevant information specified by the commissioner. A licensee who has complied with this subdivision is exempted from subdivision (a) hereof.
(d) The reports and financial statements referred to in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall include at least a balance sheet and a statement of income for the year ended on the balance sheet date together with such other relevant information as the commissioner may require, and shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be accompanied by a report, certificate or opinion of an independent certified public accountant or independent public accountant. The audits shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the rules and regulations of the commissioner.
(e) A licensee shall make other special reports to the commissioner as the commissioner may from time to time require.
(f) For good cause and upon written request, the commissioner may extend the time for compliance with subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) of this section.
(g) A licensee shall, when requested by the commissioner, for good cause, submit its unaudited financial statement, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and consisting of at least a balance sheet and statement of income as of the date and for the period specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may require the submission of such reports on a monthly or other periodic basis.
(h) If the report, certificate or opinion of the independent accountant referred to in subdivision (d) hereof is in any way qualified, the commissioner may require the licensee to take such action as he deems appropriate to permit an independent accountant to remove such qualification from the report, certificate or opinion.
(i) The commissioner may reject any financial statement, report, certificate or opinion filed pursuant to this section by notifying the licensee or other person required to make such filing of its rejection and the cause thereof. Within 30 days after the receipt of such notice, the licensee or other person shall correct such deficiency, and the failure so to do shall be deemed a violation of this division. The commissioner shall retain a copy of all filings so rejected.
(j) The commissioner may make rules and regulations specifying the form and content of the reports and financial statements referred to in this section, and may require that such reports and financial statements be verified by the licensee in such manner as he may prescribe.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 223.)