California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §7508.8: (a) Notwithstanding Section 7508.

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(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.

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