California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §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 compl

Misdemeanor

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Persons hired by or contracting with certain licensees must file a registration application within 15 working days. Knowingly declaring false material information on the application constitutes a misdemeanor.

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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.

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