California

Business and Professions Code - BPC

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

• § 19007 — “Bedding” means any quilted pad, packing pad, mattress pad, hammock pad, mattress, comforter, quilt, sleeping bag, box spring, studio couch, pillow or cushion made of leather, cloth or any other mater
• § 19007.5 — “Filling material” means cotton, wool, kapok, feathers, downs, hair, liquid, or any other material, substance, or any combination thereof, loose or in batting, pads, or any other prefabricated form, c
• § 19008 — “Secondhand” means any materials or articles used in the construction of bedding or upholstered furniture that have been previously used for any purpose, and shall include “sweepings” which are wastes
• § 19008.1 — “Used” means furniture or bedding that has been previously owned or used by another individual.
• § 19008.2 — “Antique” means furniture having special value because of its age, especially a work of art or handicraft that is over 100 years old.
• § 19008.5 — Any article of upholstered furniture or bedding is secondhand if it contains any secondhand material in whole or in part.
• § 19008.6 — Any article of upholstered furniture or bedding on sales floors in a private residence or room, which is not separated from living quarters, is secondhand.
• § 19009 — “Retailer” means a person who sells any article of upholstered furniture or bedding or filling materials to a consumer or user of the article as purchased.
• § 1901 — (a) There is hereby created in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Dental Hygiene Board of California in which the administration of this article is vested.
• § 19010 — “Bedding renovator” means a person who rebuilds, repairs, makes over, re-covers, restores, renovates or renews bedding.
• § 19010.1 — “Custom upholsterer” means a person who, either by himself or herself or through employees or agents, repairs, reupholsters, re-covers, restores, or renews upholstered furniture, or who makes to order
• § 19010.5 — “Wholesaler” means a person who, on his or her own account, sells any article of upholstered furniture or bedding or filling materials to another for the purpose of resale, but shall not include an af
• § 19011 — “Manufacturer” means a person who, either by himself or herself or through employees or agents, makes any article of upholstered furniture or bedding in whole or in part, or who does the upholstery or
• § 19011.1 — “Importer” means a person who manufactures or wholesales, through employees or agents, any article of upholstered furniture, bedding, or filling material manufactured outside of the United States for
• § 19012 — “Supply dealer” means a person who manufactures, processes or sells any felt, batting, pads, woven or plastic fabrics, or loose material in bags or containers, concealed or not concealed, to be used o
• § 19012.5 — “Sanitizer” means a person who sanitizes articles of bedding or filling materials.
• § 19014 — “Branch” means any subordinate establishment situated apart from the parent house, maintaining a separate service to the trade.
• § 19015 — “Slip seat” means the separate padded seat unit consisting of a plywood or similar base with its filling material and attached cover, which is used on chairs, benches, stools or similar articles, atta
• § 19016 — “Slip cover” means any casing or cover without filling material which is to be placed, on or over any completely manufactured article of upholstered furniture or bedding, and which is not permanently
• § 19016.5 — A person engaged exclusively in the manufacture of slip covers shall not be required to have a license under the provisions of this chapter.
• § 19017 — “Owner’s material” means any article or material belonging to a person for his or her own, or tenant’s use, that is sent to any manufacturer, bedding renovator, or custom upholsterer to be repaired or
• § 19018 — “Approved testing laboratory” means any testing facility which is determined by rule and regulation of the bureau to have adequate personnel, facilities, equipment, and expertise to carry out the test
• § 19019 — “Insulation material” means any material or combination of materials applied or installed within or contiguous to a roof, wall, ceiling, or floor of a building or structure, or contiguous to the surfa
• § 1902 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Dental hygiene board” means the Dental Hygiene Board of California.
• § 1902.1 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the dental hygiene board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 1902.2 — (a) A licensee shall report, upon initial licensure and any subsequent application for renewal or inactive license, the practice or employment status of the licensee, designated as one of the followin
• § 1902.3 — A registered dental hygienist licensed in another state may teach in a dental hygiene college without being licensed in this state if the person has a special permit.
• § 19020 — “R-value” means a measure of thermal resistance of material or composite materials.
• § 19021 — “Quality assurance program” means a system of procedures employed at the place of manufacture of insulation material designed to assure that insulation material produced at that place continues to mee
• § 19022 — (a) An “insulation manufacturer” is any person who produces insulation materials or a combination of materials which, when properly applied or installed without any alteration, dilution, or modificati
• § 1903 — (a) (1) The dental hygiene board shall consist of nine members as follows: (A) Seven members appointed by the Governor as follows: (i) Two members shall be public members.
• § 19030 — Any reference in California law to the Bureau of Home Furnishings or to the Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation shall be deemed to refer to the Bureau of Household Goods and Services.
• § 19031 — The duty of enforcing and administering this chapter, Chapter 3.
• § 19032 — The director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act and Section 159.
• § 19033 — Except as qualified by this chapter the chief has all the powers and duties of a head of a department under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 19034 — With the approval of the director, the chief may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this chapter and declaring the policy of the bureau, and shall determine when any artic
• § 19034.5 — All rules and regulations shall become effective not earlier than 30 days after approval by the director, and upon compliance with the procedure provided in Chapter 3.
• § 1904 — The dental hygiene board shall meet at least two times each calendar year and shall conduct additional meetings in appropriate locations that are necessary to transact its business.
• § 19049 — It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a business regulated by this chapter unless, at the time of so doing, he or she holds a valid, unexpired license to engage in that business, in complia
• § 1905 — (a) The dental hygiene board shall perform the following functions: (1) Evaluate all registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, and registered dental hygienist i
• § 1905.1 — The dental hygiene board may contract with the dental board to carry out this article.
• § 19050 — To obtain a license authorized by this chapter, an applicant shall submit to the chief an application in writing.
• § 19051 — Every upholstered-furniture retailer, unless they hold an importer’s license, a furniture and bedding manufacturer’s license, a wholesale furniture and bedding dealer’s license, a custom upholsterer’s
• § 19052 — Every custom upholsterer, unless he or she holds a furniture and bedding manufacturer’s license, shall hold a custom upholsterer’s license.
• § 19053 — Every upholstered-furniture wholesaler, bedding wholesaler, and upholstered-furniture and bedding wholesaler, unless he or she holds an importer’s license, shall hold a wholesale furniture and bedding
• § 19053.1 — Every importer shall hold an importer’s license.
• § 19054 — Every upholstered-furniture manufacturer, bedding manufacturer, upholstered-furniture and bedding manufacturer, or bedding renovator, unless he or she holds an importer’s license, shall hold a furnitu
• § 19055 — Every bedding retailer, unless they hold an importer’s license, an upholstered-furniture and bedding manufacturer’s license, a wholesale upholstered-furniture and bedding dealer’s license, or a retail
• § 19056 — Every bedding renovator shall hold an upholstered-furniture and bedding manufacturer’s license.
• § 19059 — Every supply dealer, unless he or she holds an upholstered-furniture and bedding manufacturer’s license or an importer’s license, shall hold a supply dealer’s license.
• § 19059.5 — Every sanitizer shall hold a sanitizer’s license unless they are licensed as a home medical device retail facility by the State Department of Public Health or as an upholstered furniture and bedding m
• § 19059.7 — Every insulation manufacturer who sells insulation material in California shall hold an insulation manufacturing license issued by the bureau.
• § 1906 — (a) The dental hygiene board shall adopt, amend, and revoke regulations to implement the requirements of this article.
• § 19060 — Every person in any class shall obtain a separate license for each branch house; but one whose manufacturing plant is located in another state or foreign country, and who is licensed to manufacture up
• § 19060.5 — Every person who, on his or her own account, sells either directly or indirectly to any person either at wholesale or retail any merchandise subject to this chapter by means of a car, catalog, office,
• § 19060.6 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), every person who, on his or her own account, advertises, solicits or contracts to manufacture, repair or renovate upholstered furniture or bedding, and who e
• § 19061 — Every person doing business at the same address under more than one firm name is subject to the license provisions for each firm name.
• § 19061.5 — The chief shall prescribe the procedure relative to: (a) Assignment or reassignment of serial or registry numbers.
• § 19062 — A license issued by the bureau shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the main office or principal place of business of the licensee.
• § 19063 — The bureau may refuse to issue any license provided for in this chapter to any individual: (a) Who has had any license issued to them revoked, or whose license is under suspension, or who has failed t
• § 19064 — The bureau may refuse to issue any license provided for in this chapter to any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, or association: (a) Who has had any license issued to it revok
• § 1907 — The following functions may be performed by a registered dental hygienist, in addition to those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to 1914, inclusive: (a) All functions that may be performed by a re
• § 19070 — This chapter applies to upholstered furniture, bedding and filling materials, and insulation sold in California regardless of its point of origin.
• § 19071 — Secondhand bedding, or secondhand filling materials to be used or that could be used in bedding received from outside of this state shall comply with all the sanitization provisions of this chapter be
• § 19072 — Responsibility for compliance with this chapter rests not only with the manufacturer but also with the importer, wholesaler, retailer, or any person having in his or her possession any article of upho
• § 19072.5 — Importers, wholesalers, and retailers shall not sell or resell in California unlabeled upholstered furniture or bedding.
• § 19072.6 — The manufacturer of chairs and benches and similar articles, using slip seats that are manufactured by himself or herself or purchased from another, is responsible for the labeling of those articles.
• § 19072.7 — Aiding, abetting, or knowingly combining or conspiring with an unlicensed person engaged in a business regulated by this chapter, to evade the provisions of this chapter, or allowing one’s license or
• § 19073 — This chapter does not apply to upholstered furniture, bedding, or insulation manufactured and sold at wholesale in California for delivery outside the borders of this state.
• § 19074 — This chapter does not apply to the manufacturer of insulating window or door glass or products containing insulating window or door glass.
• § 1908 — (a) The practice of dental hygiene includes dental hygiene assessment and development, planning, and implementation of a dental hygiene care plan.
• § 19080 — A person shall not, at wholesale, retail, or otherwise, directly or indirectly, make, rebuild, repair, renovate, process, prepare, sell, offer for sale, display, or deliver any article of upholstered
• § 19081 — The form and size of labels, the fabric of which they are made and the wording and statements thereon necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, shall be approved by the chief.
• § 19082 — A rubber stamp may be used in lieu of a label, on articles with slip seats having a smooth backing on which the imprint can be legibly and indelibly stamped.
• § 19083 — Labels shall be securely attached to the article or filling material at the factory, in a position where they can be conveniently examined.
• § 19084 — The information required by this chapter shall be printed on one side of the label only.
• § 19085 — Labels shall contain no advertising matter nor anything that detracts, or is likely to detract from the required statements.
• § 19086 — No mark, tag, sticker or any other device shall be placed upon labels by any dealer or any other person in such a way as to cover the required statements.
• § 19087 — It is unlawful for any person, except the purchaser for his own use, to attempt to, or to remove, deface, alter or cause to be removed, defaced or altered, the label or any mark or statement thereon,
• § 19088 — It is unlawful to use, in the description of filling material, or in the statement on any label, any misleading term or designation or any term or designation likely to mislead.
• § 19089 — The bureau may establish grades, specifications and tolerances for the kinds and qualities of materials which are used or intended to be used in the manufacture, repair or renovation of upholstered fu
• § 19089.3 — All bedding with liquid filling material and each component part of such bedding shall be clearly labeled in a manner approved by the chief.
• § 19089.5 — Any upholstered furniture or mattress that is made from or contains nonflame retardant cellular foam shall be labeled in a manner approved by the chief.
• § 1909 — A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following procedures under direct supervision of a licensed dentist, after submitting to the dental hygiene board evidence of satisfactory co
• § 19092 — The repairer or renovator of any secondhand upholstered furniture or bedding which is subsequently sold, shall affix the “Secondhand Material” label.
• § 19093 — Any person who repairs or renovates upholstered furniture or bedding for the owner for his or her own or a tenant’s use, shall affix the “Owner’s Material” label, which shall be attached to the articl
• § 19094 — (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Component” means the separate constituent parts of upholstered furniture sold in California, as identified in Technica
• § 1910 — A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following procedures under general supervision: (a) Preventive and therapeutic interventions, including oral prophylaxis, scaling, and root p
• § 1910.5 — (a) In addition to the duties specified in Section 1910, a registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following additional duties, as specified: (1) Determine which radiographs to perfor
• § 19100 — For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Chemical” has the same meaning as in subdivision (a) of Section 19094.
• § 19101 — (a) On or after January 1, 2020, a person, including a manufacturer, shall not sell or distribute in commerce in this state any new, not previously owned juvenile products, mattresses, or upholstered
• § 19101.5 — (a) On and after January 1, 2027, a person, including, but not limited to, a manufacturer, retailer, importer, or online seller, shall not manufacture, sell, offer, or distribute in commerce in this s
• § 19102 — The director may adopt regulations and rules necessary or appropriate for the implementation and enforcement of this article.
• § 19103 — (a) The bureau shall enforce and ensure compliance with Sections 19101 and 19101.
• § 19104 — (a) The International Sleep Products Association shall conduct a survey of mattress producers, including those that are registered with the bureau as of January 1, 2019, and shall submit a survey repo
• § 1911 — (a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision, educational services, oral health training programs, and oral health screenings.
• § 1911.5 — Notwithstanding Section 1912, a registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision, fluoride varnish to a patient.
• § 1912 — Any procedure performed or service provided by a registered dental hygienist that does not specifically require direct supervision shall require general supervision, so long as it does not give rise t
• § 19120 — The enforcement of all sanitization regulations pertaining to any article subject to this chapter is vested in the bureau.
• § 19121 — Filthy or soiled articles of new or used bedding cannot be sold, offered or exposed for sale unless the fabric covering them is either properly cleaned or replaced by a new covering and then subjected
• § 19122 — A person shall not engage in the business of sanitizing any article of bedding or filling material, provided for in this chapter, without first having his or her sanitization equipment tested and appr
• § 19122.5 — Periodic tests and inspections shall be made by an authorized representative of the bureau, to determine whether or not the equipment and procedures used, comply with the requirements of the sanitizat
• § 19123 — The provisions of this article apply only to persons subject to the license provisions of this chapter.
• § 19123.4 — Newly manufactured articles of bedding that contain any secondhand filling material shall be sanitized before they are offered or exposed for sale.
• § 19123.5 — Every article of bedding and all filling material, repaired or renovated for resale or repaired or renovated for an owner but subsequently offered for sale shall be sanitized before being offered or e
• § 19123.6 — Every article of bedding to which any secondhand material has been added in the process of repairing, shall be sanitized in accordance with the provisions of the sanitization regulations.
• § 19124 — Every person who receives for sanitization any bedding filling material shall sanitize all those articles and material in accordance with the sanitization regulations.
• § 19124.5 — Every person who sanitizes any bedding or filling material shall affix a sanitization label to the article or material in the manner prescribed by the bureau.
• § 19127 — The form, size and color of sanitization labels, and the material of which they are made shall be approved by the chief and as provided in the Label Regulations.
• § 19127.5 — Sanitization labels shall be sold only to sanitizers licensed under this chapter.
• § 19127.6 — The sanitizer shall keep a record of all data and show the disposition of every label as required in the sanitization regulations.
• § 19129 — Secondhand or used bedding and any secondhand or used article that can be used for sleeping purposes shall be sanitized under the provisions of this chapter before being sold.
• § 1913 — Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, a registered dental hygienist may perform any procedure or provide any service within the scope of their practice in any setting under the appropriate level
• § 19131 — Every article of bedding from any private or public hospital, jail or other institution, or which has been used by any person, suffering from an infectious or contagious disease, shall be sanitized be
• § 19132 — New or sanitized articles of bedding or materials shall at all times be kept separate from any secondhand or used articles or materials that are unsanitized.
• § 1914 — A registered dental hygienist may use any material or device approved for use in the performance of a service or procedure within his or her scope of practice under the appropriate level of supervisio
• § 1915 — No person other than a registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended functions or a licensed dentist may engage in the pr
• § 19150 — Every person who falsely advertises or misrepresents in any way any merchandise coming under the provisions of this chapter either directly or indirectly by any medium of advertising, including false
• § 19151 — No person licensed under this chapter shall advertise an article of upholstered furniture or bedding, or any part thereof, including, but not limited to, headboards, footboards, or frames of beds, usi
• § 19152 — No unconditional guaranty or replacement without charge relating to the quality of an article of upholstered furniture or bedding given by a person licensed under this chapter to a purchaser of such u
• § 19158 — Every person, upon receiving upholstered furniture or bedding for repairing or renovating shall securely affix, immediately, a tag of identification showing the owner’s or dealer’s name, address and t
• § 1916 — (a) (1) An applicant for licensure under this article shall furnish electronic fingerprint images for submission to state and federal criminal justice agencies, including, but not limited to, the Fede
• § 19160 — The premises, delivery equipment, machinery, appliances and devices of all persons licensed under this chapter shall at all times be kept free from refuse, dirt contamination, insects or vermin.
• § 19161 — (a) All mattresses and mattress sets manufactured for sale in this state shall be fire retardant.
• § 19161.3 — All flexible polyurethane foam in the form of slabs, blocks, or sheets, or which is shredded (loose or packaged), except polyurethane foam sold for use as carpet underlayment and polyurethane foam whi
• § 19161.5 — The chief of the bureau, subject to the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, may in his or her discretion exempt items of upholstered furniture which are deemed not to pose a serious fire haz
• § 19162 — A custom upholsterer shall give to his or her customer a written estimate of the price of the labor and materials necessary for a specific job.
• § 19163 — All work to be performed by a custom upholsterer shall be recorded on a work order containing information required by rules and regulations adopted by the bureau and shall describe all work to be perf
• § 19164 — The bureau may, by regulation, establish insulation material standards governing the quality of all insulation material sold or installed within this state, including those properties that affect the
• § 19165 — Insulation material may only be sold or installed in the state which has been certified by the manufacturer to have been tested in accordance with standards adopted by the bureau and which bears a vis
• § 1917 — The dental hygiene board shall grant initial licensure as a registered dental hygienist to a person who satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) Completion of an educational program for regist
• § 1917.1 — (a) The dental hygiene board may grant a license as a registered dental hygienist to an applicant who has not taken a clinical examination before the dental hygiene board, if the applicant submits all
• § 1917.3 — Notwithstanding Section 135, an examinee for a registered dental hygienist license who either fails to pass the clinical examination required by Section 1917 after three attempts or fails to pass the
• § 19170 — (a) The fee imposed for the issuance and for the biennial renewal of each license granted under this chapter shall be set by the chief, with the approval of the director, at a sum not more nor less th
• § 19170.3 — The annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license shall be fixed by the bureau in an amount not less than one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($1,850) but not more than two thousand five hun
• § 19170.5 — (a) Except as provided in Section 19170.
• § 19172 — A person may not obtain a new license of the same class as the license held during the last preceding license period, but may renew the license previously held by him or her on payment of the renewal
• § 19173.5 — Section 11002 of the Government Code authorizes the use of the United States postal cancellation on the envelope in which the fee is mailed, as the date of payment.
• § 19174 — All fees collected under this chapter shall be reported to the Controller and paid to the Treasurer and credited to the Household Goods and Services Fund, to be expended only for the purposes of the b
• § 19174.5 — (a) All moneys in the Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund shall be transferred to the Household Goods and Services Fund by July 1, 2026.
• § 1918 — The dental hygiene board shall license as a registered dental hygienist in extended functions a person who meets all of the following requirements: (a) Holds a current license as a registered dental h
• § 1920 — (a) A person who holds a current and active license as a registered dental hygienist in extended functions or a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice on July 1, 2009, shall automatically
• § 19200 — The chief or any inspector shall have access to the premises, equipment, materials, partly finished and finished articles and records of any person subject to the provisions of this chapter.
• § 19200.5 — (a) The chief or any inspector may open any articles of upholstered furniture or bedding, including pillows or cushions belonging to or forming a part thereof, or insulation for the purpose of inspect
• § 19201 — The chief or any inspector may determine the fitness of any secondhand or damaged article of bedding or filling material, for sanitization and sale.
• § 19202 — The bureau may condemn, withhold from sale, seize, or destroy any upholstered furniture or bedding or any filling material or insulation which is found to be in violation of this chapter.
• § 19203 — The tag to be affixed to any article of condemned upholstered furniture or bedding, or any material or insulation, by an inspector shall be a red tag and shall contain such information as may be requi
• § 19204 — Every person who removes, or causes to be removed, any tag or device placed upon any upholstered furniture or bedding or any material or insulation, by an inspector is guilty of a violation of this ch
• § 19205 — The failure of any person to produce upon demand of an inspector any article that has been condemned and ordered held on a notice of violation signed by such person, or a notice of violation that the
• § 19206 — No person shall interfere with, obstruct or otherwise hinder any inspector of the bureau or of the department’s Division of Investigation in the performance of his or her duties.
• § 19207 — Any inspector having knowledge of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall notify the chief of the violation.
• § 19208 — The chief or his or her authorized designee may cite any person licensed under and subject to the provisions of this chapter to participate in an office conference before the chief to show cause why h
• § 19209 — Except as otherwise required to comply with the provisions of Article 9.
• § 1921 — In addition to any other duties or functions authorized by law, a registered dental hygienist in extended functions or a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may perform any of the duti
• § 19210 — After a hearing, a license may be suspended, revoked, reprimanded, or placed on probation for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules and regulations of the bureau, or for
• § 19211 — Any person who has been denied a license, or who has had their license revoked, or whose license is under suspension, or who has failed to renew their license while it was under suspension, or any per
• § 19212 — The performance by any partnership, limited liability company, corporation, firm, or association of any act or omission constituting a cause for disciplinary action, likewise constitutes a cause for d
• § 19213 — The bureau may monitor compliance with all insulation standards, including those adopted by the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, pursuant to Section 25402 of the Public Resour
• § 19213.1 — The bureau may require a licensee who sells or manufactures furniture and bedding products that are inspected and found not to be in compliance with this chapter, or any regulation implementing it, to
• § 19214 — Any person who violates or proposes to violate any provision of this chapter relating to insulation standards may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction.
• § 19215 — As used in this article, unless otherwise indicated, “director” means the Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings.
• § 19215.1 — The acceptance by a nonresident licensee of any of the rights and privileges conferred upon him or her by this chapter, as evidenced by his or her engaging within this state, either personally or thro
• § 19215.2 — The acceptance of such rights and privileges as so evidenced shall signify the agreement of the licensee that any such process which is served against him or her in the manner provided in this article
• § 19215.3 — Service shall be made by leaving a copy of the accusation, together with a notice of defense and statement to respondent as described in Section 11505 of the Government Code, with a fee of two dollars
• § 19215.4 — A notice of such service and a copy of the accusation, together with the notice of defense and statement to respondent, shall forthwith be sent by registered mail by the director to the licensee at hi
• § 19215.5 — Proof of compliance with Section 19215.
• § 19215.6 — The bureau, or if the proceeding has been assigned to a hearing officer of the Office of Administrative Hearings, the hearing officer, may order postponements or continuances and grant extensions of t
• § 19215.7 — The director shall keep a record of all process served upon him or her pursuant to this article that shall show the day and hour of service.
• § 19215.8 — As used in this article “nonresident” means a person who is not a resident of this State at the time he or she engages in business in the State as described in Section 19215.
• § 1922 — The dental hygiene board shall license as a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice a person who demonstrates satisfactory performance on an examination in California law and ethics requir
• § 19220 — Every person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable for each offense by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thou
• § 19221 — The unit for a separate and distinct offense in violation of this chapter is each and every article of improperly labeled, or not labeled, upholstered furniture or bedding or filling material made, re
• § 19225 — This chapter may be cited as the “Household Movers Act.
• § 19225.5 — For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following provisions shall apply: (a) “Broker” means a person engaged by others in the act of arranging, for compensation, the
• § 19225.7 — In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating to citations and discipline, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or employee of any person or corporation, acting w
• § 19225.9 — Every power granted to or duty imposed upon the director under this chapter may be exercised or performed in the name of the director by a deputy or assistant director or by the chief, subject to cond
• § 19226 — The regulation of the transportation of used household goods and personal effects in a motor vehicle or motor vehicles over any public highway in this state shall be exclusively as provided in this ch
• § 19227 — The transportation of used household goods and personal effects in any truck or trailer for compensation over any public highway in this state is a highly specialized type of truck transportation.
• § 19228 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and until the time the director adopts regulations implementing this chapter, powers granted to, or duties imposed on, the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to th
• § 19229 — (a) Moneys in the fund shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, by the bureau for the administration of this chapter.
• § 19229.1 — (a) The use of the public highways for the transportation of used household goods and personal effects for compensation is a business affected with a public interest.
• § 19229.5 — (a) All moneys in the Household Movers Fund shall be transferred to the Household Goods and Services Fund by July 1, 2026.
• § 19233 — This chapter shall not be construed as a regulation of commerce with foreign nations or among the several states, except insofar as those regulations are not prohibited under the provisions of the Uni
• § 19234 — The director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act and Section 159.
• § 19234.1 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the bureau in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions under this chapter.
• § 19235 — A household mover shall not engage in the business of transportation of used household goods and personal effects for compensation by motor vehicle over any public highway in this state, except in acc
• § 19236 — (a) Each household mover shall display on each vehicle operated by it an identification symbol in the form and in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the bureau.
• § 19237 — (a) A household mover shall not engage, or attempt to engage, in the business of the transportation of used household goods and personal effects by motor vehicle over any public highway in this state,
• § 19238 — (a) To obtain an original permit, an applicant shall submit to the bureau an application in writing, on a form containing information prescribed by the bureau, which is verified under oath, and accomp
• § 19239 — (a) Before a permit is issued, the bureau shall require the applicant to establish ability and reasonable financial responsibility to initiate the proposed operations.
• § 19239.1 — (a) Except as provided for in subdivision (b), every household mover, as a condition precedent to the issuance, reinstatement, reactivation, renewal, or continued maintenance of a permit, shall have o
• § 19239.2 — (a) The bureau shall accept a certificate required by Section 19239.
• § 19239.3 — The bureau shall not issue or authorize the transfer of any permit under this chapter to any person or corporation against whom a final judgment has been entered and whose name has been transmitted to
• § 19239.4 — (a) The failure of a permitholder to obtain or maintain workers’ compensation insurance coverage, if required under this chapter, shall result in the suspension of the permit by operation of law in ac
• § 1924 — A person licensed as a registered dental hygienist who has completed the prescribed classes through the Health Manpower Pilot Project (HMPP) and who has established an independent practice under the H
• § 19240 — (a) Each original application for issuance of a permit under this chapter shall be accompanied by a fee of five hundred dollars ($500).
• § 19241 — (a) A household mover, under its permit, may also transport used office, store, and institution furniture and fixtures.
• § 19242 — The bureau shall establish rules and regulations governing the notification to shippers of any delay in the delivery of goods beyond the date agreed to by the household mover and the shipper, if any,
• § 19243 — (a) The bureau may establish rules for the performance of any service of the character furnished or supplied by household movers.
• § 19244 — It is unlawful for the owner of a household mover motor vehicle employing or otherwise directing the driver of the vehicle to permit the operation of the vehicle upon any public highway for compensati