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.

• § 107.5 — If any board in the department uses an official seal pursuant to any provision of this code, the seal shall contain the words “State of California” and “Department of Consumer Affairs” in addition to
• § 108 — Each of the boards comprising the department exists as a separate unit, and has the functions of setting standards, holding meetings, and setting dates thereof, preparing and conducting examinations,
• § 108.5 — In any investigation, proceeding, or hearing that any board, commission, or officer in the department is empowered to institute, conduct, or hold, any witness appearing at the investigation, proceedin
• § 109 — (a) The decisions of any of the boards comprising the department with respect to setting standards, conducting examinations, passing candidates, and revoking licenses, are not subject to review by the
• § 11 — Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means.
• § 110 — The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, funds, appropriations, land and other property—real or personal—now or hereafter held for
• § 11000 — (a) “Subdivided lands” and “subdivision” refer to improved or unimproved land or lands, wherever situated within California, divided or proposed to be divided for the purpose of sale or lease or finan
• § 11000.1 — (a) “Subdivided lands” and “subdivision,” as defined by Sections 11000 and 11004.
• § 11000.2 — (a) A person who has made an offer to purchase an interest in an undivided-interest subdivision specified in subdivision (a) of, and not exempted by subdivision (b) of, Section 11000.
• § 11001 — The Real Estate Commissioner (hereafter referred to in this chapter as the commissioner) may adopt, amend, or repeal such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary for the enforcement of this
• § 11003 — “Planned development” has the same meaning as specified in Section 4175 or 6562 of the Civil Code.
• § 11003.2 — “Stock cooperative” has the same meaning as specified in Section 4190 or 6566 of the Civil Code, except that, as used in this chapter, a “stock cooperative” does not include a limited-equity housing c
• § 11003.4 — (a) A “limited-equity housing cooperative” or a “workforce housing cooperative trust” is a corporation that meets the criteria of Section 11003.
• § 11004 — “Community apartment project” has the same meaning as specified in Section 4105 of the Civil Code.
• § 11004.5 — In addition to the provisions of Section 11000, the reference in this code to “subdivided lands” and “subdivision” shall include all of the following: (a) Any planned development, as defined in Sectio
• § 11007 — Every nonresident subdivider shall file with the questionnaire an irrevocable consent that if, in any action commenced against him in this State, personal service of process upon him cannot be made in
• § 11008 — No provision of this part which makes a violation of this part a crime shall be construed to preclude application of any other criminal provision of the law of this state to an act or omission which c
• § 11010 — (a) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subdivision (c) or elsewhere in this chapter, any person who intends to offer subdivided lands within this state for sale or lease shall file with the Depa
• § 11010.05 — (a) A person who proposes to create a senior citizen housing development, as defined in Section 51.
• § 11010.1 — Prior to the issuance of promissory notes secured by individual lots in an unrecorded subdivision, the owner, his agent or subdivider shall notify the commissioner in writing of his intention to issue
• § 11010.10 — A person who plans to offer for sale or lease lots or other interests in a subdivision which sale or lease (a) is not subject to the provisions of this chapter, (b) does not require the submission of
• § 11010.11 — Notwithstanding any provision in the purchase contract to the contrary, if the subdivision is to be used for residential purposes, the subdivision public report shall disclose that a prospective buyer
• § 11010.2 — (a) As used in this section: (1) “Quantitative” means the number and type of documents required to make the filing substantially complete, as defined in the regulations of the commissioner, without re
• § 11010.3 — (a) (1) This chapter shall not apply to the proposed sale or lease of those lots or other interests in a subdivision that are limited to industrial or commercial uses by law or by a declaration of cov
• § 11010.35 — (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the proposed sale or lease of five or more lots, parcels, or other interests in a subdivision or the sale of one or more lots or parcels in a subd
• § 11010.4 — The notice of intention specified in Section 11010 is not required for a proposed offering of subdivided land that satisfies all of the following criteria: (a) The owner, subdivider, or agent has comp
• § 11010.5 — The filing of a second notice of intention to sell and a second report of the commissioner under this article shall not be required when all the following conditions have been met: (a) where there has
• § 11010.6 — The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to subdivided land which is offered or proposed to be offered for sale, lease, or financing by a state agency, including the University of Califo
• § 11010.7 — The notice of intention specified in Section 11010 shall not apply to nonbinding expressions of intent to purchase or lease which an owner, agent, or subdivider is required to obtain from the tenants
• § 11010.8 — (a) The requirement that a notice of intention be filed pursuant to Section 11010 is not applicable to the purchase of a mobilehome park by a nonprofit corporation if all of the following occur: (1) A
• § 11010.85 — (a) The requirement that a notice of intention be filed pursuant to Section 11010 is not applicable to the purchase of a floating home marina by a nonprofit corporation if all of the following occur:
• § 11010.9 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the subdivider of a mobilehome park or floating home marina that is proposed to be converted to resident ownership, prior to filing a notice of intentio
• § 11011 — (a) The commissioner may by regulation prescribe filing fees in connection with applications to the Department of Real Estate pursuant to this chapter and if the commissioner determines that lower fee
• § 11012 — It is unlawful for the owner, their agent, or subdivider, of the project, after it is submitted to the Department of Real Estate, to materially change the setup of that offering without first notifyin
• § 11013 — For the purposes of this part, a blanket encumbrance shall be considered to mean a trust deed or mortgage or any other lien or encumbrance, mechanics’ lien or otherwise, securing or evidencing the pay
• § 11013.1 — It shall be unlawful, except as provided in Section 11013.
• § 11013.2 — Should there not exist in the blanket encumbrance or supplementary agreement a release clause as set forth in Section 11013.
• § 11013.3 — Taxes and assessments levied by public authority shall not be considered a blanket encumbrance within the meaning of Section 11013.
• § 11013.4 — If a subdivision is not subject to a blanket encumbrance, as defined in Section 11013, it is unlawful for the owner, subdivider, or agent to sell or lease lots or parcels within a subdivision unless o
• § 11013.5 — The public report of the commissioner, when issued, shall indicate the method or procedure selected by the owner or subdivider to comply with the provisions of Sections 11013.
• § 11013.6 — Notwithstanding Sections 11013.
• § 11014 — The commissioner may investigate any subdivision being offered for sale or lease in this State.
• § 11018 — The Real Estate Commissioner shall make an examination of any subdivision, and shall, unless there are grounds for denial, issue to the subdivider a public report authorizing the sale or lease in this
• § 11018.1 — (a) A copy of the public report of the commissioner, when issued, shall be given to the prospective purchaser by the owner, subdivider, or agent prior to the execution of a binding contract or agreeme
• § 11018.12 — (a) The commissioner may issue a conditional public report for a subdivision specified in Section 11004.
• § 11018.13 — (a) After written notice to the subdivider, or the subdivider’s representative, the commissioner may abandon any application for a subdivision public report if the data required by Section 11010 has n
• § 11018.14 — The commissioner shall not be a responsible agency for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000), Public Resources Code).
• § 11018.2 — No person shall sell or lease, or offer for sale or lease in this state any lots or parcels in a subdivision without first obtaining a public report from the Real Estate Commissioner.
• § 11018.3 — Any subdivider objecting to the denial of a public report may, within 30 days after receipt of the order of denial, file a written request for a hearing.
• § 11018.5 — With respect to the subdivisions and interests of the type described in Section 11004.
• § 11018.6 — Any person offering to sell or lease any interest subject to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 11018.
• § 11018.7 — (a) No amendment or modification of provisions in the declaration of restrictions, bylaws, articles of incorporation or other instruments controlling or otherwise affecting rights to ownership, posses
• § 11019 — (a) Whenever the commissioner determines from available evidence that a person has done any of the following, the commissioner may order the person to desist and refrain from those acts and omissions
• § 11020 — (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make, issue, publish, deliver, or transfer as true and genuine any public report which is forged, altered, false, or counterfeit, knowing it to be forged, al
• § 11021 — For the purpose of calculating the period of any applicable statute of limitations in any action or proceeding, either civil or criminal involving any violation of this chapter, the cause of action sh
• § 11022 — (a) It is unlawful for an owner, subdivider, agent or employee of a subdivision or other person, with intent directly or indirectly to sell or lease subdivided lands or lots or parcels therein, to aut
• § 11023 — Any person who violates Section 11010, 11010.
• § 111 — Unless otherwise expressly provided, any board may, with the approval of the appointing power, appoint qualified persons, who shall be designated as commissioners on examination, to give the whole or
• § 112 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, no agency in the department, with the exception of the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, shall be required to compile, publish, sel
• § 11200 — Every sales contract relating to the purchase of real property in a subdivision as defined in this chapter shall clearly set forth the legal description of the property, of the encumbrances outstandin
• § 11210 — This chapter may be cited as the Vacation Ownership and Time-share Act of 2004.
• § 11211 — The purposes of this chapter are to do all of the following: (a) Provide full and fair disclosure to the purchasers and prospective purchasers of time-share plans.
• § 11211.5 — (a) This chapter applies to all of the following: (1) Time-share plans with an accommodation or component site in this state.
• § 11211.7 — (a) Any time-share plan registered pursuant to this chapter to which the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (Part 5 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 4 of the Civil Code) might ot
• § 11212 — As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Accommodation” means any apartment, condominium or cooperative unit, cabin, lodge, hotel or motel room, or other private or commercial st
• § 11213 — Each time-share estate, as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (x) of Section 11212, constitutes, for purposes of title, a separate estate or interest in real property including ownership in rea
• § 11214 — (a) The developer shall supervise, manage, and control all aspects of the offering of the time-share plan by or on behalf of the developer, including, but not limited to, promotion, advertising, contr
• § 11215 — (a) The time-share instrument shall prohibit a person from seeking or obtaining, through any legal procedures, judicial partition of the time-share interest or sale of the time-share interest, in lieu
• § 11216 — (a) An exchange program is not a part of a time-share plan offering and, except as provided in this section and Section 11238, shall not be subject to either this chapter or the regulations of the com
• § 11217 — (a) The following communications shall not be deemed an advertisement or promotion and are exempt from this chapter so long as the communications are in compliance with Section 11245: (1) Any stockhol
• § 11218 — A time-share interest in a time-share plan shall be deemed an interest in subdivided lands or a subdivision for purposes of subdivision (f) of Section 25100 of the Corporations Code.
• § 11219 — (a) Time-share plans registered as Qualified Resort Vacation Club Projects under prior law shall continue to operate under that prior law notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary.
• § 11225 — A person shall not be required to register a time-share plan with the commissioner pursuant to this chapter if any of the following applies: (a) The person is an owner of a time-share interest who has
• § 11226 — (a) Any person who, to any individual located in the state, sells, offers to sell, or attempts to solicit prospective purchasers to purchase a time-share interest, or any person who creates a time-sha
• § 11226.1 — Any person offering to sell or lease any interest subject to the requirements of Section 11226 shall make a copy of each of the following documents available for examination by a prospective purchaser
• § 11227 — (a) Subject to subdivision (h), the commissioner shall issue a final public report if all registration requirements have been met as set forth in this chapter and if all deficiencies and substantive i
• § 11228 — The term of a final public report shall be limited to five years.
• § 11229 — (a) In connection with its review of the registration application of a time-share plan, the commissioner may make an examination of any time-share property submitted for registration pursuant to this
• § 11230 — If the time-share plan, including any accommodations, or amenities within the common area are not completed prior to the issuance of a final public report for the time-share plan, the developer shall
• § 11231 — Every registration required to be filed with the commissioner under this chapter shall be reviewed and issued the specified public report in accordance with the following schedule: (a) Time-share regi
• § 11232 — (a) The commissioner may by regulation prescribe filing fees in connection with applications to the Department of Real Estate for a public report pursuant to the provisions of this chapter that are lo
• § 11233 — An applicant for a public report for a time-share plan in which the use and occupancy of the time-share interest purchased in the time-share plan is determined according to a point system shall includ
• § 11234 — A developer shall prepare, for issuance by the commissioner, a public report that shall fully and accurately disclose those facts concerning the time-share developer and time-share plan that are requi
• § 11235 — (a) A person who has entered into a contract to purchase a short-term product shall have the right to rescind the contract until midnight of the seventh calendar day, or a later time as provided in th
• § 11236 — (a) A receipt on the form specified herein shall be taken by or on behalf of the developer from each person executing a reservation agreement under authority of a preliminary public report and each pe
• § 11237 — (a) If a purchaser of a time-share interest in a time-share plan is offered the opportunity to acquire an incidental benefit in connection with the sale of a time-share interest, the developer shall p
• § 11238 — (a) The purchase contract entered into by any person who has made an offer to purchase a time-share interest or interests, any incidental benefit, made on the same day or within seven calendar days af
• § 11239 — (a) To inform a purchaser of his or her right of cancellation under Section 11238, the developer shall attach to the face page of every copy of a public report given to a prospective purchaser, the ca
• § 11240 — An estimated operating budget for the time-share plan shall be filed with the commissioner along with the other information required to be registered pursuant to this chapter, and shall contain the fo
• § 11241 — (a) The developer is obligated for the expenses associated with unsold inventory held by the developer.
• § 11242 — (a) In any time-share plan, the developer may undertake to pay a portion of the assessments otherwise payable by each purchaser (“buy down subsidy”).
• § 11242.1 — (a) The assurance specified in Section 11241 and, if applicable, the assurance specified in Section 11242, shall be delivered to the trustee or an escrow depository acceptable to the department along
• § 11243 — The developer shall comply with the following escrow requirements: (a) A developer of a time-share plan shall deposit into an escrow account in an acceptable escrow depository 100 percent of all funds
• § 11244 — (a) Excluding any encumbrance placed against the purchaser’s time-share interest securing the purchaser’s payment of purchase money financing for the purchase, the developer shall not be entitled to t
• § 11245 — (a) No person subject to this chapter shall do any of the following: (1) Make any material misrepresentation that is false or misleading in connection with any advertisement or promotion of a time-sha
• § 11246 — With each application for an amendment or renewal of a public report, and with the initial submittal of an application for a time-share plan in which sales have occurred prior to obtaining a Californi
• § 11250 — A time-share plan may be created in any accommodation unless otherwise prohibited.
• § 11251 — (a) The developer of a single site time-share plan and for the component sites of a multisite time-share plan located in the state, shall cause to be recorded prior to the closing of the first sale of
• § 11252 — In a time-share plan offering time-share use interests, the developer shall not encumber the accommodations of the time-share plan in a manner that could materially and adversely affect the use rights
• § 11253 — For single site time-share plans and component sites of multisite time-share plans located in this state, the time-share instrument shall require that the following insurance be at all times maintaine
• § 11254 — (a) In a time-share plan in which the fee or a long-term leasehold interest in all or some of the accommodations and in appurtenant real and personal property is to be transferred to the association o
• § 11255 — (a) The department shall require that each of the accommodations in a time-share plan offering time-share use interests be conveyed to a trustee or an association acceptable to the commissioner prior
• § 11256 — (a) The contract proposed to be used by a developer applying for a public report for the sale or lease of time-share interests shall provide that if the escrow for sale or lease of a time-share intere
• § 11265 — (a) For single site time-share plans and component sites of a specific time-share interest multisite time-share plan, the following requirements apply: (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), regular
• § 11265.1 — (a) Regular and special assessments levied pursuant to the time-share instrument are delinquent 30 days after they become due, unless the time-share instrument provides a longer time period, in which
• § 11266 — (a) An amendment of a provision of the declaration or other document establishing the time-share plan may not be adopted without the vote or written assent of at least 25 percent of the voting power o
• § 11267 — (a) The time-share instruments shall require the use of a managing entity for the time-share plan or component site pursuant to a written management agreement that shall include all of the following p
• § 11268 — (a) Unless impracticable because of the number of members of the association, their places of residence in relation to each other, the international nature of the offering, or other factors, provision
• § 11269 — (a) A member of an association including associations that provide for unequal assessments against members, shall be entitled to one vote for each time-share interest owned.
• § 11270 — (a) The governing body shall consist of three directors for an association that does not contemplate more than 100 members and either five or seven directors for an association that contemplates more
• § 11271 — (a) Regular meetings of the governing body of the association shall be held as prescribed in the bylaws, but not less frequently than annually.
• § 11272 — (a) The following information concerning the time-share plan shall be made available to all time-share interest owners in the time-share plan: (1) A proposed budget for each fiscal year consisting of
• § 11273 — (a) The books of account, minutes of members and governing body meetings, and all other records of the time-share plan maintained by the association or the managing entity shall be made available for
• § 11274 — (a) The association shall not be authorized to cause the absolute forfeiture of a time-share interest owner’s right, title, or interest in the time-share plan on account of the time-share interest own
• § 11275 — (a) Any contractual provision or other provision in the time-share instruments implemented after July 1, 2005, setting forth terms, conditions, and procedures for resolution of a dispute or claim betw
• § 11280 — (a) Except as specifically provided in this section, the regulation of time-share plans and exchange programs is an exclusive power and function of the state.
• § 11281 — The commissioner may adopt, repeal, or amend forms and regulations that are necessary to effectuate the intent of the Legislature in carrying out this chapter.
• § 11282 — The commissioner may investigate the actions or qualifications of any person or persons holding or claiming to hold a public report under this chapter.
• § 11283 — (a) Whenever the commissioner determines from available evidence that a person has done any of the following, the commissioner may order the person to desist and refrain from those acts and omissions
• § 11284 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.
• § 11285 — An action for damages or for injunctive or declaratory relief for a violation of this chapter may be brought by any time-share interest owner or association against the developer, seller, or marketer
• § 11286 — (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make, issue, publish, deliver, or transfer as true and genuine any public report that is forged, altered, false, or counterfeit, knowing it to be forged, alt
• § 11287 — Any person who violates Section 11226, 11227, 11234, 11244, 11245, or 11283, is guilty of a public offense punishable by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment pursuant t
• § 11288 — This chapter shall take effect on July 1, 2005.
• § 113 — Upon recommendation of the director, officers, and employees of the department, and the officers, members, and employees of the boards, committees, and commissions comprising it or subject to its juri
• § 11300 — This part may be cited as the Real Estate Appraisers’ Licensing and Certification Law.
• § 11301 — (a) There is hereby created within the Department of Consumer Affairs a Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers to administer and enforce this part.
• § 11302 — For the purpose of applying this part, the following terms, unless otherwise expressly indicated, shall mean and have the following definitions: (a) “Affiliate” means any entity that controls, is cont
• § 11310 — The Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the Senate, the Chief of the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers who shall, in consultation with the Governor and the Director of Consumer Affairs,
• § 11310.1 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 11310.3 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, to ensure that no one is discriminated against during the appraisal process of a real estate transaction.
• § 11313 — The bureau is under the supervision and control of the Director of Consumer Affairs.
• § 11314 — The bureau is required to include in its regulations requirements for licensure and discipline of real estate appraisers that ensure protection of the public interest and comply in all respects with T
• § 11315 — (a) The director may issue to a licensee, applicant for licensure, person who acts in a capacity that requires a license under this part, course provider, applicant for course provider accreditation,
• § 11315.1 — (a) The director may issue to a registrant or person who acts in a capacity that requires a certificate of registration under this part, a citation that may contain an order to pay an administrative f
• § 11315.3 — The suspension, expiration, or forfeiture by operation of law of a license or certificate of registration issued by the office, or its suspension, forfeiture, or cancellation by order of the office or
• § 11315.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office may, at any time the director deems it to be in the public interest, enter into a settlement of any administrative allegation of violation of thi
• § 11316 — (a) The director may assess a fine against a licensee, applicant for licensure, person who acts in a capacity that requires a license under this part, course provider, applicant for course provider ac
• § 11317 — The office shall publish a summary of public disciplinary actions taken by the office, including resignations while under investigation and the violations upon which these actions are based, which sha
• § 11317.2 — (a) (1) In addition to publishing the summary required by Section 11317, the bureau shall provide on the internet information regarding the status of every license and registration issued by the burea
• § 11318 — (a) A licensee, applicant for licensure, course provider, or applicant for course provider accreditation shall report to the office, in writing, the occurrence of any of the following events within 30
• § 11319 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, except as provided in subdivision (b), the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice constitute the minimum standard of conduct and per
• § 11319.2 — (a) A license of a licensee or a certificate of a registrant shall be suspended automatically during any time that the licensee or registrant is incarcerated after conviction of a felony, regardless o
• § 11320 — No person shall engage in federally related real estate appraisal activity governed by this part or assume or use the title of or any title designation or abbreviation as a licensed appraiser in this
• § 11320.5 — No person or entity shall act in the capacity of an appraisal management company or represent itself to the public as an appraisal management company, either in its advertising or through its business
• § 11321 — (a) No person other than a state licensed real estate appraiser may assume or use that title or any title, designation, or abbreviation likely to create the impression of state licensure as a real est
• § 11323 — No licensee shall engage in any appraisal activity if his or her compensation is dependent on or affected by the value conclusion generated by the appraisal.
• § 11324 — An individual who is not a licensee may assist in the preparation of an appraisal in a federally related transaction under the following conditions: (a) The assistance is under the direct supervision
• § 11325 — (a) The director shall adopt regulations which determine the parameters of appraisal work which may be performed by licensed appraisers.
• § 11326 — (a) The county assessor shall, upon request, disclose information, furnish abstracts, copies of maps, construction permits, notices of completion, sales confirmation, and permit access to all records
• § 11327 — The director shall adopt regulations governing the process and procedure of applying for a trainee license, which shall meet, at a minimum, the requirements of the Appraisal Foundation.
• § 11328 — To substantiate documentation of appraisal experience, or to facilitate the investigation of illegal or unethical activities by a licensee, applicant, or other person acting in a capacity that require
• § 11328.1 — If the director has a reasonable belief that a registrant, or person or entity acting in a capacity that requires a certificate of registration, has engaged in activities prohibited under this part, t
• § 11340 — The director shall adopt regulations governing the process and the procedure of applying for a license that shall include, but not be limited to, necessary experience or education, equivalency, and mi
• § 11341 — A license issued with an effective date of January 1, 2000, or later shall be valid for two years unless otherwise extended or limited by the director.
• § 11343 — (a) Each real estate appraiser license applicant and each controlling person of each applicant for registration as an appraisal management company shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint
• § 11344 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 11341, a temporary license may be issued pending the outcome of the fingerprint and background check or as otherwise prescribed by the director.
• § 11345 — The director shall adopt regulations governing the process and procedure of applying for registration as an appraisal management company.
• § 11345.05 — (a) A registrant shall notify the bureau within 10 business days, on a form developed by the bureau, of any additions, deletions, or changes in the names, addresses, and contact information for the in
• § 11345.1 — A certificate of registration as an appraisal management company shall be valid for a period of two years, unless otherwise extended or limited by the director.
• § 11345.2 — (a) An individual shall not act as a controlling person for a registrant if any of the following apply: (1) The individual has entered a plea of guilty or no contest to, or been convicted of, a felony
• § 11345.3 — All appraisal management companies shall do all of the following: (a) Ensure that all contracted appraisal panel members possess all required licenses and certificates from the bureau.
• § 11345.4 — No person or entity acting in the capacity of an appraisal management company shall improperly influence or attempt to improperly influence the development, reporting, result, or review of any apprais
• § 11345.45 — A person or entity may not structure an appraisal assignment for, or a contract with, an employee appraiser or an independent contractor appraiser for the purpose of evading the provisions of this par
• § 11345.5 — For purposes of subdivision (d) of Section 11302 and determining whether, within a 12-month period, an appraisal management company oversees an appraiser panel of more than 15 state-certified or state
• § 11345.6 — (a) No appraisal management company may alter, modify, or otherwise change a completed appraisal report submitted by an appraiser.
• § 11345.7 — No person or entity preparing an appraisal or performing appraisal management functions in connection with the origination, modification, or refinancing of a mortgage loan shall have a prohibited dire
• § 11345.8 — A federally regulated appraisal management company operating in California shall report to the bureau the information the bureau is required to submit to the Appraisal Subcommittee, pursuant to the Ap
• § 11346 — The provisions of this part relating to appraisal management companies shall cease to be operative 60 days after the effective date of a federal law that mandates the registration or licensing of appr
• § 11347 — (a) The bureau may request that a licensee identify their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity.
• § 11350 — The director shall adopt regulations governing the process and procedure of applying for reciprocity, which shall meet, at a minimum, the requirements of the Appraisal Subcommittee.
• § 11351 — Temporary practice is not required under this chapter if the appraiser from another state assists in the performance of the appraisal as provided by Section 11324.
• § 11352 — The director shall adopt regulations governing the process and procedure of applying for temporary practice, which shall meet, at a minimum, the requirements of the Appraisal Subcommittee.
• § 11360 — (a) The director shall adopt regulations governing the process and procedures for renewal of a license or restoration of a license to active status that shall include, but not be limited to, continuin
• § 11361 — The director shall adopt regulations for implementation of this chapter to ensure that persons engaged in appraisal activity have current knowledge of real estate appraisal theories, practices, and te
• § 114 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any licensee or registrant of any board, commission, or bureau within the department whose license expired while the licensee or registrant was on
• § 114.3 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, every board, as defined in Section 22, within the department shall waive the renewal fees, continuing education requirements, and other renewal requirements as deter
• § 114.5 — (a) Each board shall inquire in every application for licensure if the individual applying for licensure is serving in, or has previously served in, the military.
• § 11400 — (a) Initial application fees shall be paid to the bureau at the time of application.
• § 11401 — (a) The fee to take an examination or reexamination for a license shall be set at an amount not to exceed the cost to the bureau as determined by competitive bid.
• § 11404 — The fee for an original or renewal real estate appraiser license or appraiser trainee license shall not exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450).
• § 11405 — The fee for an original or renewal certification as a state certified real estate appraiser shall not exceed five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525).
• § 11406 — (a) The director shall by regulation establish fees for approval of basic education and continuing education courses or their equivalent, or for the evaluation of petitions of applicants based upon cl
• § 11406.5 — The director shall, by regulation, establish the fees to be imposed on appraisal management companies.
• § 11407 — The director may by regulation prescribe fees lower than the maximum fees established by this chapter if the director determines that lower fees will be adequate to offset the costs incurred by the bu
• § 11408 — (a) An applicant for licensure shall not be eligible to have a license issued unless the applicant notifies the bureau within one year of successful completion of the examination.
• § 11409 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding may direct a licensee, applicant for licensure, person who acts in a capacity that requires a licen
• § 11410 — The Real Estate Appraisers Regulation Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury to consist of moneys raised by fees and assessments imposed pursuant to this part.
• § 11411 — There shall be separate accounts in the Real Estate Appraisers Regulation Fund for purposes of administration and for purposes of recovery.
• § 11411.5 — As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Application” means an application for payment from the Recovery Account filed with the bureau pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1141
• § 11412 — (a) On or before January 1, 2002, the director shall determine the number of complaint cases containing judicial findings of fraud that may be eligible for recovery.
• § 11412.2 — (a) In addition to the amount paid into the Recovery Account as set forth in Section 11411, the director may authorize a transfer from the Administration Account to the Recovery Account of any amount
• § 11413 — (a) (1) When an aggrieved person obtains either (A) a final judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, a criminal restitution order issued pursuant to subdivision (f
• § 11413.1 — (a) The claimant shall serve a copy of the notice prescribed in subdivision (e) together with a copy of the application upon the judgment debtor by personal service, by certified mail, or by publicati
• § 11413.2 — (a) For all applications and documents submitted electronically to the bureau, the claimant or claimant’s attorney shall submit the application and supporting documentation as a single, noneditable bu
• § 11413.3 — (a) The response by a judgment debtor shall contain a verification that a copy of the response was sent to the claimant or, if the claimant is represented by an attorney, to the claimant’s attorney, a
• § 11413.4 — (a) A judgment debtor who has filed a response objecting to payment to a claimant from the Recovery Account may submit a written argument setting forth in detail the factual and legal bases, including
• § 11414 — (a) If the bureau determines that the application as submitted by the claimant fails to comply substantially with the requirements of Section 11413 or with the requirements of a regulation adopted by
• § 11414.1 — (a) An application for payment from the Recovery Account shall be made on a form prescribed by the bureau, shall contain the items specified by subdivision (c) of Section 11413, and shall contain all
• § 11414.2 — Except as provided in Section 11414.