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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 5 - Examination › Section 7504.6.

7504.6. If an applicant fails to complete his or her application within one year after it has been filed, or fails to take the examination within a one-year period after becoming eligible therefor, the application shall be considered to be abandoned. An application submitted subsequent to the abandonment of a former application shall be treated as a new application.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1138, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 5 - Examination › Section 7504.7.

7504.7. (a) Except as provided in this section, every qualification certificate issued or renewed under this chapter is subject to the same renewal provisions that apply to a repossession agency license as set forth in Sections 7503.10, 7503.11, 7503.12, 7503.13, and 7503.14.
(b) An initial qualification certificate shall expire one year following the date of issuance, unless renewed as provided in this chapter.
(c) A renewal qualification certificate shall expire two years following the date of renewal, unless renewed as provided in this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 377, Sec. 4. (SB 609) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 5 - Examination › Section 7504.8.

7504.8. A person may work as a qualified certificate holder pending receipt of the qualification certificate if he or she has been approved by the bureau and carries on his or her person a hardcopy printout of the bureau’s approval from the bureau’s Internet Web site and a valid picture identification. If a qualification certificate is lost, damaged, or destroyed, a certificate holder may continue to operate by carrying on his or her person a hardcopy printout or electronic copy of the bureau’s approval of the certificate from the bureau’s Internet Web site and a valid picture identification.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 432, Sec. 19. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 6 - Offices › Section 7505.

7505. A licensee desiring to operate a repossession business at a location other than the address shown on his or her license shall apply and qualify for a license for each additional location. A licensee desiring to operate a repossession business under one or more fictitious trade styles shall apply and qualify for a license for each fictitious trade style. No licensee shall indicate, or cause to be indicated, in any printed matter, or in any directory or listing, that he or she conducts a repossession business under any name, or at any address, other than the names and addresses for which he or she is licensed.
An application for a license for an additional location or an additional trade style shall be in the same form, and the applicant shall meet the same requirements, as for an original license.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1138, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 6 - Offices › Section 7505.1.

7505.1. Every office licensed as a repossession agency shall be under the active charge of a qualified certificate holder. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a licensee from having more than one qualified certificate holder in an office.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 322, Sec. 3. (AB 515) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 6 - Offices › Section 7505.4.

7505.4. Except as herein otherwise provided, no person shall be in charge of any licensed office if the person has ever had a license revoked or suspended or has ever been denied registration pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 7506); or if the person was a partner, managing employee, or officer, of a repossession agency the license of which has been revoked for cause.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1138, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 6 - Offices › Section 7505.5.

7505.5. The person deemed to be actively in charge of an office shall be the holder of a qualification certificate and the certificate, together with the current renewal certificate, shall be prominently displayed below the repossession agency’s license. The person shall be in charge of not more than two licensed locations. The person shall share equally with the licensee the responsibility for the conduct of the business and the personnel of the licensed agency or agencies, if more than one agency is licensed at that location. This section shall not apply to any licensee who notifies the bureau in writing that the licensee is not conducting any business, but wishes to maintain a current license status with the bureau. When the licensee resumes conducting business, the licensee shall so inform the bureau in writing within 30 days.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 307, Sec. 79. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.3.

7506.3. Except as otherwise provided in this article, every person entering the employ of, or contracting with, a licensee or multiple licensee after the effective date of this article shall immediately complete an application for an initial registration or a reregistration and file the appropriate application with the chief within 15 working days after the commencement of employment or contracted services for the licensee or multiple licensee for whom the applicant is employed or contracted. Applicants for registration must be at least 18 years of age. An applicant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that he or she knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(a) An initial registration application shall be required of those persons who have not previously submitted an application for registration, or been registered as a registrant.
(b) A reregistration application shall be required of those persons who have previously submitted or been registered as a registrant.
(c) No registrant of a multiple licensee shall be required to file more than one application for registration or reregistration for each multiple licensee.
(d) The application form shall contain a statement informing the applicant that a false or dishonest answer to a question may be grounds for denial or subsequent suspension or revocation of a registration or reregistration.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 402, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.4.

7506.4. The application for an initial registration or a reregistration under this article shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by the fee provided for in Section 7511.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1245, Sec. 5. Effective September 18, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.5.

7506.5. All information obtained on the application shall be confidential pursuant to the Information Practices Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code) and shall not be released to the public except for the registrant’s full name, the licensee’s name and address, and the registration number. The application shall be verified and shall include:
(a) The full name, residence address, residence telephone number, date and place of birth, and driver’s license number of the applicant or registrant.
(b) A statement listing any and all names used by the applicant or registrant, other than the name by which he or she is currently known. If the applicant or registrant has never used a name other than his or her true name, this fact shall be set forth in the statement.
(c) The name and address of the licensee and the date the employment or contract commenced.
(d) The title of the position occupied by the applicant or registrant and a description of his or her duties.
(e) Two recent photographs of the applicant or registrant, of a type prescribed by the chief, and two classifiable sets of his or her fingerprints, one set of which shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of a background check.
(f) The bureau may impose a fee not to exceed three dollars ($3) for processing classifiable fingerprint cards submitted by applicants, excluding those submitted into an electronic fingerprint system using electronic fingerprint technology.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 456, Sec. 6.5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.6.

7506.6. Qualified certificate holders who comply with other provisions of this chapter are not required to register under this article.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1138, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.7.

7506.7. Employees of a licensee who are engaged exclusively in stenographic, typing, filing, clerical, in-office skip tracing, or other office activities are not required to register under this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 505, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.8.

7506.8. (a) The director may refuse to register any applicant if the individual has failed to pay any or all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7501.7 and not resolved in accordance with that section, or has committed any act that, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for refusing to issue a license or for the suspension or revocation of a license under this chapter, or has committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of a license under Section 480.
The denial shall be in writing and shall describe the basis for the denial. The denial shall inform the applicant that if he or she desires a hearing to contest the denial, the hearing shall be requested of the director, in writing, within 30 days of the issuance of the denial.
When a hearing is held under this section, it shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) The director may suspend or revoke a registration if the registrant has committed any act that, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for refusing to issue a license or for the suspension or revocation of a license under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 505, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.10.

7506.10. (a) Every initial registration shall expire one year following the date of issuance, unless renewed as provided in this section. A renewal registration shall expire two years following the date of renewal, unless renewed as provided in this section.
(b) At least 60 days prior to the expiration, the bureau shall mail a renewal form to the registrant at the licensee’s place of business. A registrant who desires to renew their registration shall forward to the bureau for each registration the properly completed renewal form obtained from the bureau, with the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter, for renewal of their registration. Until the registration renewal certificate is issued, a registrant may continue to work with a temporary registration renewal certificate on a secure form prescribed by the chief and issued by the qualified certificate holder that has been embossed by the bureau with the state seal for a period not to exceed 120 days from the date of expiration of the registration.
(c) A licensee shall provide to their registrants information regarding procedures for renewal of registration.
(d) A registration that is not renewed within 60 days after its expiration may not be renewed. If the registration is renewed within 60 days after its expiration, the registrant, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall pay the renewal fee and also pay the delinquency fee prescribed in this chapter. Registrants working with expired registrations shall pay all accrued fees and penalties prior to renewal or reregistration.
(e) Upon renewal, evidence of renewal, as the director may prescribe, shall be issued to the registrant. If evidence of renewal has not been delivered to the registrant prior to the date of expiration, the registrant may present evidence of renewal to substantiate continued registration for a period not to exceed 60 days after the date of expiration or a temporary registration renewal certificate, as described in subdivision (b).
(f) A registration shall not be renewed until any and all fines assessed pursuant to this chapter and not resolved in accordance with this chapter have been paid.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 511, Sec. 39. (SB 1495) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.11.

7506.11. (a) Each registration is valid until the registrant ceases performing services for the licensee indicated on the registration card or until the registration expires.
(b) Each person registered under this article shall notify the chief, in writing, within 30 days of any change in employment or contract status with a licensee. If the person ceases to be employed by or perform services for a licensee, the licensee shall notify the chief, in writing, within 30 days. The registered individual shall surrender his or her registration card to the licensee. The licensee shall forward the registration card to the chief. If at some subsequent time the person is again employed or retained by a licensee, he or she shall apply for reregistration in the manner provided in this article.
(c) Each registrant, while registered, shall notify the chief, in writing, within 30 days after any change in his or her residence address.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 456, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.12.

7506.12. The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the director shall have all the powers granted therein.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1138, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.13.

7506.13. (a) The licensee shall at all times be responsible for ascertaining that his or her registrants are currently registered or have made proper application for registration as provided in this article. The licensee may not have in his or her employment or under contract a person subject to registration who has not registered within the time required or whose registration has expired or been revoked, denied, suspended, or canceled.
(b) The bureau shall keep current and accurate records of all persons registered under this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 456, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 7 - Registration › Section 7506.14.

7506.14. If the chief determines that continued services by an applicant for registration in his or her current capacity may present undue hazard to public safety, the licensee, upon proper notification from the chief, shall suspend the applicant from rendering services in that capacity until the licensee is notified in writing by the chief within 60 days from the date of notification of suspension that the applicant’s registration has been approved or denied.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 456, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.

7507. A licensee shall notify the bureau within 30 days of any change of its corporate officers or of the addition of any partners. Applications, on forms prescribed by the director, shall be submitted by all new officers and partners. The director may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if the director determines that a new officer or partner has committed any act that constitutes grounds for the denial of a license pursuant to Section 7503.5.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 92. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.1.

7507.1. A licensee or a qualified certificate holder shall, within 30 days after such change, notify the bureau of any change of his or her address. The principal place of business may be at a residence or at a business address, but it shall be the place at which the licensee maintains a permanent office.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1299, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.2.

7507.2. (a) A licensee is responsible for those actions that are performed in violation of this chapter by his or her registrants, including his or her manager, when acting within the course and scope of his or her employment or contract.
(b) Each licensee shall maintain a file or record of the name, address, commencing date of employment or retention, and position of each registrant, and the date of termination of the employment or contract when a registrant is terminated. The file and records, together with usual compensation records, shall be available for inspection by the bureau, and copies thereof, and information pertaining thereto or contained therein, shall be submitted to the bureau upon request.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 456, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.3.

7507.3. A repossession agency shall be required to keep and maintain adequate records of all transactions, including, but not limited to, assignment or repossession order forms; vehicle report of repossession required by Section 28 of the Vehicle Code; vehicle condition reports, including odometer readings, if available; personal effects inventory; notice of seizure; and records of all transactions pertaining to the sale of collateral that has been repossessed, including, but not limited to, bids solicited and received, cash received, deposits made to the trust account, remittances to the seller, and allocation of any moneys not so remitted to appropriate ledger accounts. Records, including bank statements of the trust account, shall be retained for a period of not less than four years and shall be available for examination by the bureau upon demand. In addition, collateral and personal effects storage areas shall be made accessible for inspection by the bureau upon demand. An assignment or repossession order form may be an original, a photocopy, a facsimile copy, or a copy stored in an electronic format.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 509, Sec. 3. (AB 1859) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.4.

7507.4. A licensed repossession agency or its registrants shall not make demand for payment in lieu of repossession and shall not sell collateral recovered under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 340, Sec. 3. (AB 791) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.5.

7507.5. No charge shall be made for services incurred in connection with the recovery, transportation, and storage of collateral except under terms agreed to by the legal owner at the time of the repossession authorization or specifically agreed upon at a subsequent time. Repair work, cleaning, or detailing shall not be performed and shall not be charged to the legal owner.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 740, Sec. 4. (AB 281) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.6.

7507.6. (a) Within seven days after a violent act has occurred involving a licensee, or any officer, partner, qualified certificate holder, registrant, or employee of a licensee, while acting within the course and scope of his or her employment or contract, that results in a police report or bodily harm or bodily injury, the licensee or the licensee’s qualified certificate holder or registrant, shall mail or deliver to the chief a notice concerning the incident upon a form provided by the bureau.
(b) Within seven days after the occurrence of a violent act or a threatened violent act involving a licensee, or any officer, partner, qualified certificate holder, registrant, or employee of a licensee, while acting within the course and scope of his or her employment or contract, that results in a police report or bodily harm or bodily injury, the licensee or the licensee’s qualified certificate holder or registrant shall send by certified mail, return receipt requested, a notice containing information about the incident to the person or individual who made the assignment. If the assignor is not the legal owner, the assignor shall notify the legal owner of the contents of the notice.
(c) A licensee, qualified certificate holder, or registrant may send the notice set forth in subdivision (b) for a violent act or threatened violent act even if a police report is not made or no bodily harm or bodily injury occurs. Any notice of a threatened violent act provided pursuant to subdivision (b) may only be used to notify a subsequent assignee and not for any collateral purpose. Nothing in this subdivision or subdivision (b) shall be construed to provide immunity against any claim for defamation.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 3. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.7.

7507.7. Within seven days after receiving a final civil court judgment filed against the licensee or any officer, partner, qualified certificate holder, or registrant of a licensee, for an amount of more than the then prevailing maximum claim that may be brought in a small claims court pertaining to an act done within the course and scope of his or her employment or contract, the licensee, or his or her qualified certificate holder, or his or her registrant, shall mail or deliver to the chief a copy of the judgment.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 505, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.8.

7507.8. Every advertisement by a licensee, soliciting or advertising business, shall contain the licensee’s name, address, and license number as they appear in the records of the bureau.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1138, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.10.

7507.10. A licensee shall serve a debtor with a notice of seizure as soon as possible after the recovery of collateral and not later than 48 hours, except that if the 48-hour period encompasses a Saturday, Sunday, or postal holiday, the notice of seizure shall be provided not later than 72 hours or, if the 48-hour period encompasses a Saturday or Sunday and a postal holiday, the notice of seizure shall be provided not later than 96 hours, after the repossession of collateral. The notice shall include all of the following:
(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the legal owner to be contacted regarding the repossession.
(b) The name, address, and telephone number of the repossession agency to be contacted regarding the repossession.
(c) A statement printed on the notice containing the following: “Repossessors are regulated by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, Department of Consumer Affairs, Sacramento, CA. Repossessors are required to provide you, not later than 48 hours after the recovery of collateral, with an inventory of personal effects or other personal property recovered during repossession unless the 48-hour period encompasses a Saturday, Sunday, or a postal holiday, then the inventory shall be provided no later than 96 hours after the recovery of collateral.”
(d) A disclosure that “Damage to a vehicle during or subsequent to a repossession and only while the vehicle is in possession of the repossession agency and which is caused by the repossession agency is the liability of the repossession agency. A mechanical, electrical, or tire failure, or the loss of, or any damage to, or as a result of, or caused by, any aftermarket parts and accessories not in compliance with Section 24008 of the Vehicle Code shall not be the responsibility of the repossession agency unless the failure, damage, or loss is due to the negligence of the repossession agency.”
(e) If applicable, a disclosure that “Environmental, Olympic, special interest, or other license plates issued pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 5000), Article 8.4 (commencing with Section 5060) or Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 5100) of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code that remain the personal effects of the debtor will be removed from the collateral and inventoried, and that if the plates are not claimed by the debtor within 60 days, they will be destroyed.”
(f) A disclosure of the charges payable by the debtor to the repossession agency for the storage of the collateral and personal effects from the date of repossession until release of the property from storage.
The notice may be given by regular mail addressed to the last known address of the debtor or by personal service at the option of the repossession agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 322, Sec. 4. (AB 515) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.11.

7507.11. Any written report to a client shall be submitted by the licensee, the qualified certificate holder, or a person authorized by one or either of them, and the person submitting the report shall exercise diligence in ascertaining whether or not the facts and information in the report are true and correct.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1138, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.115.

7507.115. (a) A licensee shall not appraise or determine the value of any collateral, whether damaged or not.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a licensee may complete a condition report that makes a general assessment of the collateral.
(2) A condition report does not include all damage or missing parts.
(3) A condition report shall include the following statement: “In accordance with Section 7507.115 of the Business and Professions Code, this condition report is a general assessment of the collateral and does not include all damage or missing parts.”
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 740, Sec. 6. (AB 281) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.12.

7507.12. (a) With regard to collateral subject to registration under the Vehicle Code, a repossession is complete if any of the following occurs:
(1) The repossessor gains entry to the collateral.
(2) The collateral becomes connected to a tow truck or the repossessor’s tow vehicle, as those terms are defined in Section 615 of the Vehicle Code.
(3) The repossessor moves the entire collateral present.
(4) The repossessor gains control of the collateral.
(b) No person other than the legal owner may direct a repossessor to release a vehicle without legal authority to do so.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 340, Sec. 4. (AB 791) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.125.

7507.125. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the using or taking of personal effects that are connected, adjoined, or affixed to the collateral through an unbroken sequence, if that use or taking is reasonably necessary to effectuate the recovery in a safe manner or to protect the collateral or personal effects. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the removal of a locking mechanism or security device on the collateral, before, during, or after a repossession. No storage fee shall be charged for the first week on any personal effects used to effectuate a recovery pursuant to this section. Any personal effects used or taken pursuant to this section shall be processed in a reasonably expedient manner pursuant to Sections 7507.9 and 7507.10.
(Added by renumbering Section 7505.2 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 390, Sec. 3. (AB 2503) Effective September 17, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 8 - Conduct of Business › Section 7507.13.

7507.13. (a) A licensed repossession agency is not liable for the act or omission of a legal owner, debt collector, debtor, lienholder, lessor, lessee, or registered owner, or an agent of any of them, in making an assignment or repossession order to it or for accepting an assignment or repossession order from any legal owner, debt collector, debtor, lienholder, lessor, lessee, or registered owner, or an agent of any of them, and is entitled to indemnity from the legal owner, debt collector, debtor, lienholder, lessor, lessee, or registered owner for any loss, damage, cost, or expense, including court costs and attorney’s fees, that it may reasonably incur as a result thereof. Nothing in this subdivision limits the liability of any person for his or her tortious conduct.
(b) The legal owner, debt collector, debtor, lienholder, lessor, lessee, or registered owner, or the agent of any of them, is not liable for any act or omission by a licensed repossession agency, or its agent, in carrying out an assignment or repossession order and is entitled to indemnity from the repossession agency for any loss, damage, cost, or expense, including court costs and attorney’s fees, that the legal owner, debt collector, debtor, lienholder, lessor, lessee, or registered owner, or the agent of any of them, may reasonably incur as a result thereof. Nothing in this subdivision limits the liability of any person for his or her tortious conduct.
(c) The legal owner, debtor, lienholder, lessor, lessee, or registered owner, or the agent of any of them, is not guilty of a violation of Section 7502.1 or 7502.2 if, at the time of the assignment or repossession order, the party making the assignment or repossession order has in its possession a copy of the repossessor’s current, unexpired repossession agency license, and a copy of the current, unexpired repossession agency’s qualified manager’s certificate, and does not have actual knowledge of any order of suspension or revocation of the license or certificate.
(d) Neither a licensed repossession agency nor a legal owner, debtor, lienholder, lessor, lessee, or registered owner, or an agent of any of them may, by any means, direct or indirect, express or implied, instruct or attempt to coerce the other to violate any law, regulation, or rule regarding the recovery of any collateral, including, but not limited to, the provisions of this chapter or Section 9609 of the Commercial Code.
(e) A licensed repossession agency, at least annually, on or before January 31 of each year, shall provide a legal owner from which the agency accepts an assignment or repossession order with a copy of this section, Sections 7500.2, 7507.4, 7507.115, 7507.12, and 7507.125 of this code, and Section 28 of the Vehicle Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 509, Sec. 4. (AB 1859) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7508.

7508. The director may assess administrative fines against any repossession agency licensee, qualified certificate holder, or registrant for any of the prohibited acts outlined in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1138, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7508.1.

7508.1. The director may assess administrative fines for the following prohibited acts:
(a) Knowingly making any false report to his or her employer or client for whom information was being obtained. The fine shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation thereafter.
(b) Using any identification to indicate registration as a repossessor, other than the bureau-issued registration card, except an employer identification card issued by the repossession agency which has met bureau approval, or a badge, cap insignia, or jacket patch as provided in Section 7508.8. A bureau-issued registration card shall be carried by those individuals specified by Section 7506.3, and shall be shown on demand to any bureau employee or law enforcement officer. The fine shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.
(c) Using a business name other than the name under which the license is issued in connection with the official activities of the licensee’s business. The bureau shall issue a notice of warning for a first violation, a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the second violation, and a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation thereafter.
(d) Appearing as an assignee party in any court proceeding involving claim and delivery, replevin, or other possessory court action, action to foreclose a chattel mortgage, mechanic’s lien, materialman’s lien, or any other lien. This section shall not prohibit a licensee from appearing as a defendant in any of the preceding actions. The fine shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 4. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7508.3.

7508.3. A licensee, or any of his or her registrants or employees, or a qualified certificate holder, is prohibited from using any false or misleading representation during the course of recovery of collateral. The bureau shall issue a notice of warning for a first violation, a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the second violation, and a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for any subsequent violation of any of the following:
(a) The false representation or implication that the individual is vouched for, bonded by, or affiliated with the United States or with any state, county, city, or city and county, including the use of any badge, uniform, or facsimile thereof.
(b) The false representation or implication that any individual is an attorney or that any communication is from any attorney.
(c) The representation or implication by a repossession agency or its registrants or employees that nonpayment of any debt will result in the arrest or imprisonment of any person or the seizure, garnishment, attachment, or sale of any property or wages of any person, unless the action is lawful and the creditor has instructed the repossession agency to inform the debtor that the creditor intends to take the action.
(d) The threat to take any action that cannot legally be taken.
(e) The false representation or implication that the debtor committed any crime or other conduct in order to disgrace the debtor.
(f) The use or distribution of any written communication which simulates or is falsely represented to be a document authorized, issued, or approved by any court, official, or agency of the United States or any state, or which creates a false impression as to its source, authorization, or approval.
(g) The false representation or implication that documents are legal process.
(h) The use of any business, company, or organization name other than the true name of the repossession agency’s business, company, or organization.
(i) The use of any deceptive forms.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 6. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7508.5.

7508.5. The director may assess administrative fines against a repossession agency registrant for the following acts, in addition to fines imposed pursuant to any other section in this article. The fine shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for each of the following violations:
(a) Knowingly submit a false report.
(b) Submitting a report to a client without authorization by his or her employer.
(c) Failing to carry a bureau-issued identification card and failing to show that card upon demand to a bureau employee or a law enforcement officer.
(d) Failing to register.
(e) Failing to return his or her registration card to the employer upon termination.
(f) Failing to report a violent act involving the registrant to the licensee or the licensee’s qualified certificate holder within 24 hours.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 390, Sec. 7. (AB 2503) Effective September 17, 2014.)
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7508.6. The director may assess administrative fines against any repossession agency licensee, qualified certificate holder, or registrant for failure to notify the bureau within 30 days of any change of residence or business address. The fine shall be fifty dollars ($50) for each violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 8. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7508.7.

7508.7. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a repossession agency shall not disclose to the public, any person other than the individual to whom the information pertains, or any nongovernmental entity, without a court order, the residence address, residence telephone number, cellular telephone number, driver’s license number, work schedule, past, present, or future location, or any other personal information of any licensee, registrant, qualified certificate holder, qualified manager, employee, or independent contractor the agency employs.
(b) For the purpose of verifying information for the issuance or renewal of a policy of insurance, a repossession agency may provide to an insurance company the name, driver’s license number, and date of birth of a licensee, registrant, qualified certificate holder, qualified manager, employee, or independent contractor the agency employs.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 740, Sec. 8. (AB 281) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7508.8.

7508.8. (a) Notwithstanding Section 7508.3, an oval, shield, round, square, or non-seven-point badge, cap insignia, or jacket patch may be worn by a licensee, officer, director, partner, manager, independent contractor, qualified certificate holder, qualified manager, or employee of a repossession agency. If a badge, cap insignia, or jacket patch is worn, it shall bear on its face all of the following:
(1) All or a substantial part of the repossession agency’s name.
(2) The repossession agency license number issued by the director to that individual or agency.
(3) The word “repossessor.”
(b) A repossessor shall not wear a badge on his or her belt or hang a badge around his or her neck.
(c) All badges, cap insignias, and jacket patches worn by a repossessor shall be a standard design approved by the director and shall be clearly visible.
(d) This section shall not apply to a holder of a temporary registration pursuant to Section 7506.9.
(e) The director may assess a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation, one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) for the second violation, and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each subsequent violation.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 340, Sec. 7. (AB 791) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7509.

7509. (a) (1) A licensee, certificate holder, or registrant under this chapter may request a review by the Collateral Recovery Disciplinary Review Committee, as established in Section 7509.1, to contest the assessment of an administrative fine or to appeal a denial, revocation, or suspension, unless the denial, revocation, or suspension is ordered by the director in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(2) A request for a review shall be by written notice to the disciplinary review committee within 30 days of the issuance of the citation and assessment or denial, revocation, or suspension.
(3) Following a review by the disciplinary review committee, the appellant shall be notified within 30 days, in writing, by regular mail, of the committee’s decision.
(4) If the appellant disagrees with the decision made by the disciplinary review committee, he or she may request a hearing in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. A request for a hearing following a decision by the disciplinary review committee shall be by written notice to the bureau within 30 days of the committee’s decision.
(5) If the appellant does not request a hearing within 30 days, the disciplinary review committee’s decision shall become final.
(b) (1) A licensee, certificate holder, or registrant may request a hearing in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code if he or she contests the assessment of an administrative fine, or to appeal a denial, revocation, or suspension. A hearing may also be requested if the appellant disagrees with the decision made by the disciplinary review committee.
(2) A request for a hearing shall be by written notice to the bureau within 30 days of the issuance of the decision by the disciplinary review committee. A hearing pursuant to this subdivision shall be available only after a review by the disciplinary review committee.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2017.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 740, Sec. 9. (AB 281) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative July 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7509.1.

7509.1. (a) On or before July 1, 2017, the Governor shall appoint a Collateral Recovery Disciplinary Review Committee, and may remove any member of the committee for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty. The committee shall consist of five members. Of the five members, three members shall be actively engaged in business as a licensed repossession agency and two members shall be public members. None of the public members shall be licensees, certificate holders, or registrants, or engaged in any business or profession in which any part of the fees, compensation, or revenue thereof is derived from any licensee.
(b) The disciplinary review committee shall meet every 60 days or more or less frequently as may be required. The members shall be paid per diem pursuant to Section 103 and shall be reimbursed for actual travel expenses. The members shall be appointed for a term of four years.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2017.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 740, Sec. 10. (AB 281) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative July 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11 - Repossessors › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7509.2.

7509.2. (a) The Collateral Recovery Disciplinary Review Committee shall perform the following functions:
(1) Affirm, rescind, or modify all decisions concerning administrative fines assessed by the director or bureau against repossession agencies or their employees, that are appealed to the committee.
(2) Affirm, rescind, or modify all decisions concerning denial of licenses issued by the director or bureau, except denials or suspensions ordered by the director in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, that are appealed to the committee.
(b) The Collateral Recovery Disciplinary Review Committee may grant a probationary license, certificate, registration, or permit with respect to the appealed decisions described in subdivision (a).
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2017.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 740, Sec. 11. (AB 281) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative July 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
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7509.3. (a) The bureau shall provide the Collateral Recovery Disciplinary Review Committee all evidence used by the bureau in reaching its decision prior to any review or appeal of that decision by the committee.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2017.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 740, Sec. 12. (AB 281) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative July 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)