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Business and Professions Code - BPC

10,525 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1 — This act shall be known as the Business and Professions Code.
• § 10 — Whenever, by the provisions of this code, a power is granted to a public officer or a duty imposed upon such an officer, the power may be exercised or duty performed by a deputy of the officer or by a
• § 100 — There is in the state government, in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, a Department of Consumer Affairs.
• § 1000 — (a) The law governing practitioners of chiropractic is found in an initiative act entitled “An act prescribing the terms upon which licenses may be issued to practitioners of chiropractic, creating th
• § 10000 — This part may be cited as the Real Estate Law.
• § 10001 — Except as otherwise specified, the definitions in this chapter apply to the provisions of this part only and do not affect any other provisions of this code.
• § 10003 — “Commissioner” means the Real Estate Commissioner.
• § 10004 — (a) “Department” means the Department of Real Estate in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.
• § 10005 — (a) Whenever the terms “bureau,” “division,” “Bureau of Real Estate,” “State Real Estate Division,” or “Real Estate Division” are used in this division, they mean the Department of Real Estate.
• § 10006 — “Person” includes corporation, company and firm.
• § 10007 — “Provisions of this part relating to real estate” means the provisions of Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 6 of Part 1.
• § 10008 — “Provisions of this part relating to business opportunity regulation” means the provisions of Chapters 1, 2, and 6 of Part 1.
• § 10008.5 — Solely with regard to any transaction involving the sale, lease, or exchange of a business opportunity occurring before, on, or after the effective date of this section, this division shall not apply
• § 10009.5 — “Provisions of this part relating to mineral, oil, and gas brokerage” means the provisions of Chapters 1, 2, 6, and 7, of Part 1.
• § 1001 — In each year, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall compile and may thereafter publish and sell a complete directory of all persons within the state who hold unforfeited and unrevoked certif
• § 10010 — “Provisions of this part relating to hearings” means the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Part 1.
• § 10010.5 — (a) Nothing in Assembly Bill 1289 of the 2017–18 Regular Session or Assembly Bill 2884 of the 2017–18 Regular Session shall be construed to affect any of the following: (1) A real estate broker’s duti
• § 10011 — “Licensee,” when used without modification, means a person, whether broker or salesperson, licensed under any of the provisions of this part.
• § 10012 — “Broker,” when used without modification, means a person licensed as a broker under any of the provisions of this part.
• § 10013 — “Salesperson,” when used without modification, means a person licensed as a salesperson under any of the provisions of this part.
• § 10014 — “Real estate licensee” means a person, whether broker or salesperson, licensed under Chapter 3 of this part.
• § 10015 — “Real estate broker” means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 3 of this part.
• § 10015.1 — “Responsible broker” means the real estate broker responsible for the exercise of control and supervision of real estate salespersons under Section 10159.
• § 10015.2 — “Manager” means a real estate licensee authorized to perform supervisorial services for a responsible broker.
• § 10015.3 — “Broker associate” means a broker retained by a responsible broker who has authority to provide services requiring a real estate license on behalf of the responsible broker.
• § 10015.4 — “Responsible broker’s identity” means the name under which the responsible broker is currently licensed by the department and conducts business in general or is a substantial division of the real esta
• § 10015.5 — “Professional identity” includes “responsible broker’s identity” and the identity under which the licensee is authorized to do business.
• § 10016 — “Real estate salesperson” means a natural person licensed as a salesperson under Chapter 3 of this part and who, for a compensation or in expectation of a compensation, is retained by a real estate br
• § 10018.01 — “Retained” means the relationship between a broker and a licensee who is either an independent contractor affiliated with, or an employee of, a broker to perform activities that require a license and
• § 10018.02 — “Seller” means a transferor in a real property transaction, and includes an owner who lists real property with a licensee, whether or not a transfer results, or who receives an offer to purchase real
• § 10018.03 — “Listing agent” means a licensee who provides services requiring a real estate license for or on behalf of a seller pursuant to a listing agreement.
• § 10018.04 — “Seller’s agent” means a licensee who provides services requiring a real estate license for or on behalf of a seller.
• § 10018.05 — “Buyer” means a transferee in a real property transaction, and includes a person who executes an offer to purchase real property from a seller through a licensee, whether or not a transfer results, or
• § 10018.06 — “Buyer’s agent” means a licensee who provides services requiring a real estate license for or on behalf of a buyer.
• § 10018.07 — “Real property” means any estate specified in (1) or (2) of Section 761 of the Civil Code in property, and includes (a) single-family residential property, (b) multiunit residential property with more
• § 10018.08 — “Single-family residential property” or “Single-family residential real property” means: (a) real property improved with one to four dwelling units, including any leasehold exceeding one year’s durati
• § 10018.09 — “Commercial real property” means all real property except (a) single-family residential real property, (b) dwelling units made subject to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1940) of Title 5 of Part 4
• § 10018.10 — Except as provided in Section 10239.
• § 10018.11 — “Dual agent” means an agent acting, either directly or through a salesperson or broker associate, as agent for both the seller and the buyer in a real property transaction.
• § 10018.13 — “Appraiser” means a person licensed or certified under Part 3 (commencing with Section 11300).
• § 10018.14 — “Listing agreement” means a written contract between a seller of real property or a business opportunity and a real estate broker by which the broker has been authorized to sell the real property or f
• § 10018.15 — “Exclusive right to sell listing agreement” means a listing agreement whereby the owner grants to a seller’s agent, for a specified period of time, the exclusive right to sell, find, or obtain a buyer
• § 10018.16 — “Seller reserved listing agreement” means a listing agreement whereby the owner grants to a seller’s agent, for a specified period of time, the exclusive right to sell, find, or obtain a buyer for the
• § 10018.17 — “Open listing agreement” means a listing agreement which grants no exclusive rights or priorities to the seller’s agent, and the agreed commission is payable to the seller’s agent only if that agent o
• § 1002 — Whenever any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute an offense against the Chiropractic Act or its rules or regulations, the superior
• § 10023 — “Mineral, oil, and gas licensee” means a person licensed under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10500) of this part.
• § 10024 — “Mineral, oil, and gas broker” means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 7 of this part.
• § 10026 — (a) The term “advance fee,” as used in this part, is a fee, regardless of the form, that is claimed, demanded, charged, received, or collected by a licensee for services requiring a license, or for a
• § 10027 — The term “listing” as used in this part includes, but is not limited to: (a) The name or a list of the names, of the owners, landlords, exchangers, or lessors, or the location or locations, of propert
• § 10028 — “Trust deed” or “deed of trust” as used in this part includes “mortgage.
• § 10029 — “Real property sales contract” as used in this part is an agreement wherein one party agrees to convey title to real property to another party upon the satisfaction of specified conditions set forth i
• § 1003 — (a) Except as otherwise allowed by law, the employment of runners, cappers, steerers, or other persons to procure patients constitutes unprofessional conduct.
• § 10030 — As used in this part, the words “business opportunity” shall include the sale or lease of the business and goodwill of an existing business enterprise or opportunity.
• § 10032 — (a) All obligations created under Section 10000, and following, all regulations issued by the commissioner relating to real estate salespersons, and all other obligations of brokers and real estate sa
• § 10035 — Neither Section 10185 nor any other provision of this part which makes violation of this part a crime shall be construed to preclude application of any other criminal provision of the law of this stat
• § 1004 — The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall investigate any licensee against whom an information or indictment has been filed that alleges a violation of Section 550 of the Penal Code or Section 1
• § 1005 — The provisions of Sections 12.
• § 10050 — (a) (1) There is in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.
• § 10050.1 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Department of Real Estate in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 10051 — The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor.
• § 10052 — The commissioner shall have been for five years a real estate broker actively engaged in business as such in California, or shall possess related experience associated with real estate activity in Cal
• § 10053 — The commissioner shall receive an annual salary as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to be paid monthly out of the State
• § 1006 — (a) By January 1, 2027, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall submit a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature that contains, but is not limited to, an upda
• § 1006.5 — Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of regulatory fees necessary to carry out the responsibilities required by the Chiropractic Initiative Act and this chapter are, unless a lower fee is adopted
• § 1007 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall require a licensee to provide a separate disclosure that includes the licensee’s probation status, the length of the probation, the
• § 10071 — The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this part and of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2.
• § 10073 — The commissioner shall employ deputies, clerks, and employees as needed to discharge in the proper manner the duties imposed upon the commissioner by law.
• § 10073.5 — (a) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Ju
• § 10074 — After qualifying as such neither the commissioner nor any of the deputies, clerks, or employees of the department shall be interested in any mineral, oil, or gas business, mineral, oil, or gas brokera
• § 10075 — Deputies, clerks and employees shall perform such duties as the commissioner shall assign to them.
• § 10076 — Each deputy shall, after his appointment, take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and file the same in the office of the Secretary of State.
• § 10077 — The commissioner shall have his principal office in the City of Sacramento, and may establish branch offices in the City and County of San Francisco, the City of Los Angeles and in such other cities a
• § 10078 — (a) The commissioner shall adopt a seal with the words “Real Estate Commissioner State of California” and any other device as the commissioner may desire engraved thereon, by which the commissioner sh
• § 10079 — (a) The Attorney General shall render to the commissioner opinions upon all questions of law relating to the construction or interpretation of this part or Chapter 1 of Part 2 or arising in the admini
• § 10080 — The commissioner may adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this part and of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of
• § 10080.5 — In the event the commissioner employs the services of an agency engaged in the business of furnishing credit reports, such agency shall have been engaged in such business continuously in this State fo
• § 10080.9 — (a) If, upon inspection, examination, or investigation, the commissioner has cause to believe that a person who does not possess a real estate license is engaged or has engaged in activities for which
• § 10081 — (a) Whenever the commissioner believes from evidence satisfactory to him that any person has violated or is about to violate any of the provisions of this part or of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
• § 10081.5 — Whenever the commissioner believes from evidence satisfactory to him or her that any real estate licensee has violated or is about to violate, the provisions of Section 10145, the commissioner may bri
• § 10082 — The commissioner may publish or cause to be published at appropriate intervals a directory or list of licensed brokers and salespersons and may publish therewith any matter as the commissioner may dee
• § 10083 — The commissioner may periodically issue a bulletin containing matter relating to the department, and to the provisions of this part and of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, and the
• § 10083.2 — (a) (1) The commissioner shall provide information on the internet regarding the status of every license issued by the department in accordance with the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (com
• § 10084 — The commissioner may prepare a pamphlet or brochure dealing with disclosures of information in residential real estate transactions.
• § 10084.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10450.
• § 10084.2 — (a) As existing resources permit, or as private resources are made available, the Homeowners’ Guide to Environmental Hazards prepared pursuant to Section 10084.
• § 10085 — The commissioner may require that any or all materials used in obtaining advance fee agreements, including but not limited to the contract forms, letters or cards used to solicit prospective sellers,
• § 10085.5 — (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to claim, demand, charge, receive, collect, or contract for an advance fee (1) for soliciting lenders on behalf of borrowers or performing services for borrower
• § 10085.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful for any licensee who negotiates, attempts to negotiate, arranges, attempts to arrange, or otherwise offers to perform a mortgage lo
• § 10086 — (a) If the commissioner determines through an investigation that (1) a person has engaged or is engaging in an activity which is a violation of a provision of this part, other than a provision of Arti
• § 10087 — (a) In addition to acting pursuant to the authority provided under Sections 10086, 10176, and 10177, the commissioner may, after appropriate notice and opportunity for a hearing, by order, suspend, ba
• § 10088 — After the filing of a desist and refrain order or a bar order, or the commencement of a formal disciplinary action by the commissioner, and upon a finding by the commissioner that action is warranted
• § 101 — The department is comprised of the following: (a) The Dental Board of California.
• § 101.6 — The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are established for the purpose of ensuring that those private businesses and professions deemed to engage in activities which have potential imp
• § 101.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, boards shall meet at least two times each calendar year.
• § 10100 — (a) Before suspending or revoking a license or license endorsement issued under the provisions of this part, the department shall proceed as prescribed by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of
• § 10100.2 — A licensee against whom an investigation is pending or an accusation has been filed pursuant to Section 11503 of the Government Code may petition the commissioner to voluntarily surrender his or her l
• § 10100.4 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 11415.
• § 10101 — The accusation provided for by Section 11503 of the Government Code shall be filed not later than three years from the occurrence of the alleged grounds for disciplinary action unless the acts or omis
• § 10103 — The lapsing or suspension of a license by operation of law or by order or decision of the department or a court of law, or the voluntary surrender of a license by a licensee shall not deprive the depa
• § 10106 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, in any order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding before the department, the commissioner may request the administrative law judge to direct a lic
• § 10130 — It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of, act in the capacity of, advertise as, or assume to act as a real estate broker or a real estate salesperson within this state without first
• § 10131 — A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is a person who, for a compensation or in expectation of a compensation, regardless of the form or time of payment, does or negotiates to do one or
• § 10131.01 — (a) Subdivision (b) of Section 10131 does not apply to (1) the manager of a hotel, motel, auto and trailer park, to the resident manager of an apartment building, apartment complex, or court, or to th
• § 10131.1 — (a) A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is also a person who engages as a principal in the business of making loans or buying from, selling to, or exchanging with the public, real pro
• § 10131.2 — A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is also a person who engages in the business of claiming, demanding, charging, receiving, collecting or contracting for the collection of an advanc
• § 10131.3 — A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is also a person who, for another or others, for compensation or in expectation of compensation, issues or sells, solicits prospective sellers or p
• § 10131.4 — A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is also a person who acts for another or others for compensation or in expectation of compensation, to do one or more of the following acts: (a) To
• § 10131.45 — A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is also a person who engages in the following businesses as a principal: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 10133.
• § 10131.5 — A nonresident of California may become a real estate broker by conforming to all of the provisions of this part.
• § 10131.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person licensed as a real estate broker may sell or offer to sell, buy or offer to buy, solicit prospective purchasers of, solicit or obtain listings
• § 10131.7 — It is unlawful for any real estate licensee acting under authority of Section 10131.
• § 10133 — (a) The acts described in Section 10131 are not acts for which a real estate license is required if performed by: (1) A regular officer of a corporation or a general partner of a partnership with resp
• § 10133.1 — (a) Subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 10131, Section 10131.
• § 10133.15 — The provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 10230) and Article 7 (commencing with Section 10240) do not apply to any person whose business is that of acting as an authorized representative, a
• § 10133.2 — The provisions of Sections 10016, 10131, 10131.
• § 10133.3 — The provisions of Sections 10131 and 10131.
• § 10133.35 — A real estate broker’s license shall not be required to engage in any of the following activities with respect to a mineral, oil, or gas property: (a) To act as a depository under an oil lease, gas le
• § 10133.4 — (a) The provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 10131 do not apply to persons acting in the capacity of a film location representative in connection with a transaction which complies with the require
• § 10133.45 — (a) Subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 10131 do not apply to persons acting in the capacity of an outdoor advertising representative in connection with a transaction described in subdivision (c).
• § 10133.5 — The provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 10230) do not apply to any person who is an approved lender, mortgagee, seller, or servicer for the Federal Housing Administration, United States D
• § 10135 — When a lease or leasing is referred to in this article, it includes any lease, whether such lease is the sole transaction involved, or the principal or an incidental part of the transaction involved.
• § 10136 — No person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a real estate broker or a real estate salesperson within this state shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for th
• § 10137 — It is unlawful for any licensed real estate broker to retain, compensate, directly or indirectly, any person for performing any of the acts within the scope of this chapter who is not a licensed real
• § 10137.1 — Nothing contained in this division shall preclude a partnership from performing acts for which a real estate broker license is required, provided every partner through whom the partnership so acts is
• § 10138 — It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense, for any person, whether obligor, escrowholder or otherwise, to pay or deliver to anyone a compen
• § 10139 — Any person acting as a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, or mortgage loan originator without a license or license endorsement, or who advertises using words indicating that he or she is a r
• § 10140 — Every officer, agent or employee of any company, and every other person who knowingly authorizes, directs or aids in the publication, advertisement, distribution or circularization of any false statem
• § 10140.5 — Each advertisement or other statement which is published by a real estate broker or salesperson offering to assist persons to file applications for the purchase or lease of, or to locate or enter upon
• § 10140.6 — (a) A real estate licensee shall not publish, circulate, distribute, or cause to be published, circulated, or distributed in any newspaper or periodical, or by mail, any matter pertaining to any activ
• § 10140.8 — (a) (1) A real estate broker or salesperson, or person acting on their behalf, who includes a digitally altered image in an advertisement or other promotional material for the sale of real property sh
• § 10141 — Within one month after the closing of a transaction in which title to real property or in the sale of a business when real or personal property is conveyed from a seller to a purchaser through a licen
• § 10141.5 — Within one week after the closing of a transaction negotiated by a real estate broker in which title to real property is conveyed from a seller to a purchaser and a deed of trust secured by real prope
• § 10141.6 — (a) A real estate broker who engages in escrow activities for five or more transactions in a calendar year pursuant to the exemption from the Escrow Law contained in Section 17006 of the Financial Cod
• § 10142 — When a licensee prepares or has prepared an agreement authorizing or retaining that licensee to perform any of the acts for which he or she is required to hold a license, or when that licensee secures
• § 10143.5 — Any real estate broker who assists another or others, or whose real estate salespersons assist another or others, for a compensation, in filing an application for the purchase or lease of, or in locat
• § 10144 — The commissioner may prescribe by regulation the information which shall be contained in contracts or other agreements by a real estate licensee to assist another or others in filing an application fo
• § 10145 — (a) (1) A real estate broker who accepts funds belonging to others in connection with a transaction subject to this part shall deposit all those funds that are not immediately placed into a neutral es
• § 10146 — Any real estate broker who contracts for or collects an advance fee from any other person, hereinafter referred to as the “principal,” shall deposit any such amount or amounts, when collected in a tru
• § 10147 — (a) On or before January 1, 1993, the Alfred E.
• § 10147.5 — (a) Any printed or form agreement that initially establishes, or is intended to establish, or alters the terms of any agreement that previously established a right to compensation to be paid to a real
• § 10147.6 — (a) Any licensee who negotiates, attempts to negotiate, arranges, attempts to arrange, or otherwise offers to perform a mortgage loan modification or other form of mortgage loan forbearance for a fee
• § 10148 — (a) A licensed real estate broker shall retain for three years copies of all listings, deposit receipts, canceled checks, trust records, and other documents executed by the broker or obtained by the b
• § 10149 — (a) The Alfred E.
• § 10150 — (a) Application for the real estate broker license examination shall be made in writing to the commissioner.
• § 10150.6 — (a) In addition to satisfying the other requirements of this article, and except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), an applicant for an original real estate broker’s license shall demonstrate to
• § 10151 — (a) Application for the real estate salesperson license examination shall be made in writing to the commissioner.
• § 10151.2 — (a) For purposes of this section, “member of the Armed Forces of the United States” includes the following persons and no others: all members of the United States Army, the United States Navy, the Uni
• § 10151.3 — The Department of Real Estate shall compile information on military, veteran, and spouse licensure into an annual report for the Legislature, which shall be submitted in conformance with Section 9795
• § 10151.5 — (a) An applicant who is not a resident of this state shall be eligible for a real estate license provided (1) the applicant qualifies for licensure under this chapter, including Section 10162, and (2)
• § 10152 — (a) The commissioner may require any other proof he or she may deem advisable concerning the honesty and truthfulness of an applicant for a real estate license or license examination, or of the office
• § 10152.5 — (a) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Ju
• § 10153 — In addition to the proof of honesty and truthfulness required of any applicant for a real estate license, the commissioner shall ascertain by written examination that the applicant, and in case of a c
• § 10153.01 — (a) No person shall cheat on, subvert, or attempt to subvert a licensing examination given by the department.
• § 10153.1 — It is unlawful for any person with respect to any examination under this part to practice any deception or fraud with regard to his or her identity in connection with any examination, application, or
• § 10153.2 — (a) An applicant to take the examination for an original real estate broker license shall also submit evidence, satisfactory to the commissioner, of successful completion, at an accredited institution
• § 10153.3 — (a) Licenses that were suspended pursuant to former Section 10153.
• § 10153.5 — As used in Sections 10151 and 10153.
• § 10153.6 — All real estate broker licenses issued by the commissioner shall be for a period of four years.
• § 10153.7 — All real estate salesperson licenses issued by the commissioner shall be for a period of four years.
• § 10153.8 — When an applicant for a real estate license fails the qualifying examination, the applicant may apply for reexamination by filing the appropriate application and fee.
• § 10156.2 — An application on the form prescribed by the commissioner for the renewal of a license, filed before midnight of the last day of the period for which a previous license was issued, accompanied by the
• § 10156.5 — The commissioner may issue a restricted license to a person: (a) Who is or has been licensed under this chapter and who has been found by the commissioner after a hearing to have violated provisions o
• § 10156.6 — A restricted license issued pursuant to Section 10156.
• § 10156.7 — (a) A restricted license issued pursuant to Section 10156.
• § 10156.8 — As one of the conditions to the issuance of a restricted license authorized by Section 10156.
• § 10157 — No real estate license gives authority to do any act specified in this chapter to any person, other than the person to whom the license is issued.
• § 10158 — When a real estate license is issued to a corporation, if it desires any of its officers other than the officer designated by it pursuant to Section 10211, to act under its license as a real estate br
• § 10159 — Each officer of a corporation through whom it is licensed to act as a real estate broker need not be a licensed real estate broker, but if not, is authorized only to act as such for and on behalf of t
• § 10159.2 — (a) The officer designated by a corporate broker licensee pursuant to Section 10211 shall be responsible for the supervision and control of the activities conducted on behalf of the corporation by its
• § 10159.5 — (a) (1) Every person applying for a license under this chapter who desires to have the license issued under a fictitious business name shall file with the application a certified copy of their fictiti
• § 10159.6 — All of the following apply to use of a team name, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 10159.
• § 10159.7 — (a) For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Fictitious business name” means a professional identity or brand name under which activity requiring a real estate lic
• § 10161.5 — When the holder of a real estate broker’s or salesperson’s license is required to relinquish his or her license to assume an office in local, state, or federal government, he or she may have it reinst
• § 10161.8 — (a) The commissioner shall specify the manner in which a responsible broker shall provide notice to the commissioner of an affiliation with a real estate licensee or by which a real estate licensee sh
• § 10162 — (a) Every licensed real estate broker shall have and maintain a definite place of business in the State of California that serves as the broker’s office for the transaction of business.
• § 10163 — If the applicant for a real estate broker’s license maintains more than one place of business within the State he shall apply for and procure an additional license for each branch office so maintained
• § 10164 — (a) A responsible broker or corporate designated broker officer may appoint a licensee as a manager of a branch office or division of the responsible broker’s or corporate designated broker officer’s
• § 10165 — For a violation of Section 10161.
• § 10165.1 — This article does not require the department to post or publish electronic mail addresses or telephone numbers collected pursuant to Section 10150, 10151, or 10162, and if released by the department,
• § 10166.01 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “SAFE Act” means the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-289).
• § 10166.02 — (a) A real estate broker who acts pursuant to Section 10131.
• § 10166.03 — (a) A loan processor or underwriter who does not represent to the public, through advertising or other means of communicating or providing information, including the use of business cards, stationery,
• § 10166.04 — (a) In connection with an application to the commissioner for a license endorsement as a mortgage loan originator, every applicant shall furnish to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Regis
• § 10166.05 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner shall not issue a license endorsement to act as a mortgage loan originator to an applicant unless the commissioner makes all of the followi
• § 10166.051 — In addition to any penalties authorized by regulations adopted pursuant to Section 10166.
• § 10166.06 — (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 10153, an applicant for a license endorsement as a mortgage loan originator shall complete at least 20 hours of education courses, which shall include at
• § 10166.07 — (a) A real estate broker who acts pursuant to Section 10131.
• § 10166.08 — Each mortgage loan originator shall submit reports of condition to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry reports of condition, and those reports shall be in the form and shall contai
• § 10166.09 — The minimum standards for renewal of an endorsement as a mortgage loan originator shall include the following: (a) The mortgage loan originator continues to meet the minimum standards for obtaining an
• § 10166.10 — (a) A mortgage loan originator shall complete at least eight hours of continuing education annually, which shall include at least three hours relating to federal law and regulations, two hours of ethi
• § 10166.11 — (a) A real estate broker who acts pursuant to Section 10131.
• § 10166.12 — (a) As often as the commissioner deems necessary and appropriate, the commissioner shall examine the affairs of each real estate broker who is required to notify the commissioner or obtain a license e
• § 10166.13 — A real estate broker who acts pursuant to Section 10131.
• § 10166.14 — A real estate broker shall notify the department when he or she is no longer subject to this part.
• § 10166.15 — (a) The commissioner shall regularly report violations of this article, as well as enforcement actions taken against any mortgage loan originator to whom an endorsement has been issued, and enforcemen
• § 10166.16 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1512 of the SAFE Act, the requirements under any federal or state law regarding the privacy or confidentiality of any information or material provided to th
• § 10166.17 — In addition to any other duties imposed upon the commissioner by law, the commissioner shall require mortgage loan originators to be licensed and registered through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing
• § 10167 — The definitions used in this section shall govern the construction and terms as used in this article: (a) “Prepaid rental listing service” means the business of supplying prospective tenants with list
• § 10167.1 — This article shall not apply to a newspaper of general circulation.
• § 10167.10 — (a) (1) A licensee shall refund in full the fee paid by a prospective tenant if the licensee does not, within five days after execution of the contract, supply at least three rental properties then av