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.

• § 655.5 — (a) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division, or any clinical laboratory, or any health facility when billing for a clinical
• § 655.7 — (a) (1) A person licensed under this division or under an initiative act referred to in this division shall not charge, bill, or otherwise solicit payment, directly or indirectly, for anatomic patholo
• § 655.8 — (a) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division to charge, bill, or otherwise solicit payment from any patient, client, customer
• § 656 — Whenever any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices that constitute, or will constitute, a violation of this article, the superior court in and for the county wherein the
• § 6560 — A licensee shall keep complete and accurate client records, and shall make those records available for audit or review by the bureau upon request.
• § 6561 — (a) A licensee shall initially, and annually thereafter, file with the bureau a statement under penalty of perjury containing the following: (1) The licensee’s business address, telephone number, and
• § 6561.5 — (a) A licensee shall respond to any written inquiry relating to the investigation of a complaint against a licensee by the bureau within 30 calendar days.
• § 6562 — The annual statement shall be filed with the bureau 60 days prior to the expiration of the license as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 6541.
• § 6562.5 — (a) A licensee shall notify the bureau in writing of their intent not to renew their license and submit a final annual statement in accordance with Section 6561 and Section 4542 of Title 16 of the Cal
• § 6563 — (a) On or before January 1, 2023, a licensee with an internet website shall post on that internet website a schedule or range of the licensee’s fees, including, but not limited to, hourly fees, for se
• § 657 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Californians spend more than one hundred billion dollars ($100,000,000,000) annually on health care.
• § 6580 — (a) (1) The bureau may upon its own, and shall, upon the receipt of a complaint from any person, investigate the actions of a professional fiduciary, including a person with a license that either rest
• § 6581 — A licensee, or an agent working on behalf of a licensee, including an attorney, shall not bill a client or impose a fee on the estate or trust of a client for responding to a complaint filed with the
• § 6581.1 — Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to evade the provisions of this chapter, or combining or conspiring with an unlicensed person, or allowing one’s license to be used by an unlicensed person, or
• § 6582 — All proceedings against a licensee for any violation of this chapter or any regulations adopted by the bureau shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commenc
• § 6582.2 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 6582 and Section 11415.
• § 6582.5 — Notwithstanding Section 6582, if any violation occurs, in its discretion, the bureau may refer the case to the Attorney General or to the local district attorney for criminal prosecution.
• § 6583 — The bureau shall establish a system of administrative citations and fines under Section 125.
• § 6584 — A license issued under this chapter may be suspended, revoked, denied, or other disciplinary action may be imposed for one or more of the following causes: (a) Conviction of any felony or any misdemea
• § 6590 — All fees collected by the bureau shall be paid into the Professional Fiduciary Fund in the State Treasury, which is hereby created.
• § 6591 — The Professional Fiduciary Fund shall be the successor fund to those funds deposited under the Statewide Registry with the Department of Justice pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 2850) o
• § 6592 — (a) The fee for a professional fiduciary examination and reexamination shall be set by the bureau through regulation at the amount necessary to recover the actual costs to develop and administer the e
• § 660 — For purposes of this article, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Drug or device company” means a manufacturer, developer, or distributor of pharmaceutical drugs or any device used in the con
• § 661 — (a) A physician and surgeon shall provide to each patient at the initial office visit a written or electronic notice of the Open Payments database.
• § 663 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any law, except as provided in subdivision (c), a physician and surgeon shall post in each location where the physician and surgeon practices, in an area that is likely to be s
• § 664 — A violation of this article shall constitute unprofessional conduct.
• § 665 — This article does not apply to a physician and surgeon working in a hospital emergency room.
• § 6700 — This chapter constitutes the chapter on professional engineers.
• § 6701 — “Professional engineer,” within the meaning and intent of this act, refers to a person engaged in the professional practice of rendering service or creative work requiring education, training and expe
• § 6702 — “Civil engineer” as used in this chapter means a professional engineer in the branch of civil engineering and refers to one who practices or offers to practice civil engineering in any of its phases.
• § 6702.1 — “Electrical engineer” as used in this chapter means a professional engineer in the branch of electrical engineering and refers to one who practices or offers to practice electrical engineering in any
• § 6702.2 — “Mechanical engineer” as used in this chapter means a professional engineer in the branch of mechanical engineering and refers to one who practices or offers to practice mechanical engineering in any
• § 6703 — The phrase “responsible charge of work” means the independent control and direction, by the use of initiative, skill, and independent judgment, of the investigation or design of professional engineeri
• § 6703.1 — “Supervision of the construction of engineering structures” means the periodic observation of materials and completed work to determine general compliance with plans, specifications, and design and pl
• § 6704 — (a) In order to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare, no person shall practice civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering unless appropriately licensed or specifically exempted from
• § 6705 — A subordinate is any person who assists a registered professional engineer in the practice of professional engineering without assuming responsible charge of work.
• § 6706 — (a) An engineer who voluntarily, without compensation or expectation of compensation, provides structural inspection services at the scene of a declared national, state, or local emergency at the requ
• § 6706.3 — Any reference in any law or regulation to a registered engineer, or to a registered civil, electrical, or mechanical engineer, is deemed to refer to a licensed engineer, or to a licensed civil, electr
• § 6710 — (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which consists of 15 members.
• § 6710.1 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 6711 — Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States.
• § 6712 — (a) All appointments to the board shall be for a term of four years.
• § 6713 — Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority pursuant to Section 106.
• § 6714 — The board shall appoint an executive officer at a salary to be fixed and determined by the board with the approval of the Director of Finance.
• § 6715 — The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled and maintained on its behalf, a register of all licensees that contains information showing the name, address of record, type of branch licen
• § 6716 — (a) The board may adopt rules and regulations consistent with law and necessary to govern its action.
• § 6717 — The board may, by regulation, define the scope of each branch of professional engineering other than civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering for which registration is provided under this chapter
• § 6718 — Any member of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony and proofs concerning all matters within the board’s jurisdiction.
• § 6719 — The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall be affixed to all certificates of registration.
• § 6720 — Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
• § 6721 — The board shall establish relations with bodies that regulate the practice of professional engineering, or closely related professions, or that register or license professional engineers in other stat
• § 6726 — The board may establish one or more technical advisory committees to advise and assist the board with respect to the following: (1) Application review and verification for any level of registration, l
• § 6726.1 — Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
• § 6726.2 — Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be an expert in the branch of engineering within the committee’s jurisdiction and shall be licensed under this chapter.
• § 6726.3 — All the members of each technical advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
• § 6726.4 — Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be granted the same immunity as is granted to a public employee pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Div
• § 6728 — The board, when it deems necessary, may establish professional engineers review committees to hear all matters assigned by the board, including, but not limited to, any contested case which is assigne
• § 6728.1 — Each review committee shall consist of no fewer than three registered professional engineers appointed by the board.
• § 6728.2 — Each member of a committee shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103 of this code.
• § 6728.3 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, all hearings which are conducted by a committee shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter
• § 6728.4 — At the conclusion of any hearing which is conducted by a committee, the committee shall prepare a proposed decision, in such form that it may be adopted by the board as the decision in the case, and s
• § 6728.5 — The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.
• § 6728.6 — Each member of a professional engineers review committee or other board-appointed committee and any board-appointed representative of the board shall be granted the same immunity as is granted to a pu
• § 6730 — In order to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare, any person, either in a public or private capacity, except as in this chapter specifically excepted, who practices, or offers to practi
• § 6730.2 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the licensure requirements that are imposed upon private sector professional engineers and engineering partnerships, firms, or corporations shall be impose
• § 6731 — Civil engineering embraces the following studies or activities in connection with fixed works for irrigation, drainage, waterpower, water supply, flood control, inland waterways, harbors, municipal im
• § 6731.1 — Civil engineering also includes the practice or offer to practice, either in a public or private capacity, all of the following: (a) Locates, relocates, establishes, reestablishes, or retraces the ali
• § 6731.2 — Any registered civil engineer may offer to practice, procure, and offer to procure, land surveying work incidental to his or her civil engineering practice, even though he or she is not authorized to
• § 6731.3 — A registered civil engineer may also practice or offer to practice, either in a public or private capacity, construction project management services, including, but not limited to, construction projec
• § 6731.4 — If a registered civil engineer provides construction management services pursuant to Section 6731.
• § 6731.5 — (a) Electrical engineering is that branch of professional engineering described in Section 6734.
• § 6731.6 — Mechanical engineering is that branch of professional engineering described in Section 6734.
• § 6732 — It is unlawful for anyone other than a professional engineer licensed under this chapter to stamp or seal any plans, specifications, plats, reports, or other documents with the seal or stamp of a prof
• § 6732.1 — Any person who has been granted permission to use the title “consulting engineer” pursuant to legislation enacted at the 1963, 1965, or 1968 Regular Session is exempt from the provisions of Section 67
• § 6732.2 — Any person who possesses a valid certificate to practice photogrammetry issued to him under the provisions of Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700) of this division may apply for, and be issued, a
• § 6732.3 — (a) Any person who has received from the board a license in corrosion, manufacturing, quality, or safety engineering, and who holds a valid license under this chapter, may continue to use the branch t
• § 6732.4 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who has applied for registration as a corrosion, quality, or safety engineer, and who has completed the written examination in one or more of
• § 6732.5 — (a) Upon the discontinuance of a national examination for a branch specified in this chapter, the board shall not be required to administer an examination for a license in that branch or be required t
• § 6733 — It is unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any plans, specifications, plats, reports, or other documents with the seal after the certificate of the registrant, named thereon, has expired or has been s
• § 6734 — Any person practices civil engineering when he professes to be a civil engineer or is in responsible charge of civil engineering work.
• § 6734.1 — Any person practices electrical engineering when he professes to be an electrical engineer or is in responsible charge of electrical engineering work.
• § 6734.2 — Any person practices mechanical engineering when he professes to be a mechanical engineer or is in responsible charge of mechanical engineering work.
• § 6735 — (a) All civil (including structural and geotechnical) engineering plans, calculations, specifications, and reports (hereinafter referred to as “documents”) shall be prepared by, or under the responsib
• § 6735.1 — The signing of civil engineering plans, specifications, reports, or documents which relate to the design of fixed works shall not impose a legal duty or responsibility upon the person signing the plan
• § 6735.3 — (a) All electrical engineering plans, specifications, calculations, and reports (hereinafter referred to as “documents”) prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a licensed electrical engineer
• § 6735.4 — (a) All mechanical engineering plans, specifications, calculations, and reports (hereinafter referred to as “documents”) prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a licensed mechanical engineer
• § 6735.5 — The use of the word “certify” or “certification” by a registered professional engineer in the practice of professional engineering or land surveying constitutes an expression of professional opinion r
• § 6735.6 — If a registered civil engineer is required to provide as built, as constructed, or record plans for improvements or grading, which plans show changes during the construction process, the following sha
• § 6736 — No person shall use the title, “structural engineer,” or any combination of these words or abbreviations thereof, unless he or she is a licensed civil engineer in this state and unless he or she has b
• § 6736.1 — (a) No person shall use the title, “soil engineer,” “soils engineer,” or “geotechnical engineer,” or any combination of these words or abbreviations thereof, unless he or she is a licensed civil engin
• § 6737 — An architect, who holds a certificate to practice architecture in this State under the provisions of Chapter 3 of Division 3 of this code insofar as he practices architecture in its various branches,
• § 6737.1 — (a) This chapter does not prohibit any person from preparing plans, drawings, or specifications for any of the following: (1) Single-family dwellings of woodframe construction not more than two storie
• § 6737.2 — Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a civil engineer, registered under the provisions of this chapter, from practicing or offering to practice any engineering in connection with or supplementary to
• § 6737.3 — A contractor licensed under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 is exempt from the provisions of this chapter relating to the practice of electrical or mechanical engineering so lon
• § 6738 — (a) This chapter does not prohibit one or more civil, electrical, or mechanical engineers from practicing or offering to practice, within the scope of their license, civil (including geotechnical and
• § 6739 — Officers and employees of the United States of America practicing solely as such officers or employees are exempt from registration under the provisions of this chapter.
• § 6740 — A subordinate to a civil, electrical or mechanical engineer licensed under this chapter, or a subordinate to a civil, electrical or mechanical engineer exempted from licensure under this chapter, inso
• § 6741 — Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation is exempt from registration under the provisions of this chapter who meets all the following: (a) Is a nonresident of the State of California.
• § 6742 — Any person, firm, or corporation holding a license as real estate broker or real estate salesperson, when making appraisals and valuations of real estate properties, while engaged in the business or a
• § 6743 — This chapter does not affect Chapter 15 of Division 3 of this code, relating to surveyors, except insofar as this chapter is expressly made applicable.
• § 6744 — This chapter does not require registration for the purpose of practicing civil engineering, by an individual, a member of a firm or partnership, or by an officer of a corporation on or in connection w
• § 6745 — This chapter does not prohibit any person, firm or corporation from furnishing, either alone or with subcontractors, labor and materials, with or without plans, drawings, specifications, instruments o
• § 6746 — Plans, specifications, reports and documents relating to communication lines and equipment prepared by employees of communications companies which come under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities C
• § 6746.1 — The provisions of this chapter pertaining to licensure of professional engineers, other than civil engineers, do not apply to employees in the communications industry, nor to the employees of contract
• § 6747 — (a) This chapter, except for those provisions that apply to civil engineers and civil engineering, shall not apply to the performance of engineering work by a manufacturing, mining, public utility, re
• § 6748 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 6747, this chapter applies to engineering work approved by a person employed by a privately or publicly owned utility in the planning, designing, construction, operation, o
• § 6749 — (a) A professional engineer shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional engineering services to a client pursuant to this chapter.
• § 675 — Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering a course of instruction in any type of nursing, including vocational nursing or practical nursing, which course of instruction is
• § 6750 — (a) An application for licensure as a professional engineer or certification as an engineer-in-training shall be made to the board on the prescribed form, with all statements made therein under oath,
• § 6751 — (a) The applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall comply with all of the following: (1) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section
• § 6751.2 — The board may consider the professional experience and education acquired by applicants outside the United States which in the opinion of the board is equivalent to the minimum requirements of the boa
• § 6751.5 — The board shall by rule establish the criteria to be used for approving curricula of schools of engineering.
• § 6752 — An applicant for registration as a civil engineer must have gained his experience under the direction of a civil engineer legally qualified to practice.
• § 6753 — With respect to applicants for licensure as professional engineers, the board: (a) Shall give credit as qualifying experience of four years, for graduation with an engineering degree from a college or
• § 6753.5 — All applicants shall be given equal credit for engineering experience in the armed forces of United States as with any other comparable engineering experience.
• § 6754 — Examination for licensure shall be held at such times and places as the board shall determine.
• § 6755 — (a) Examination duration and composition shall be designed to conform to the following general principle: The first division of the examination shall test the applicant’s knowledge of appropriate fund
• § 6755.1 — (a) The second division of the examination for registration as a professional engineer shall include questions to test the applicant’s knowledge of state laws and the board’s rules and regulations reg
• § 6756 — (a) An applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 6751, be issued a certificate as an engineer
• § 6757 — Applicants who profess to be qualified in more than one branch of engineering shall be required to file an application for each branch in which they wish to be registered.
• § 6758 — An applicant failing in an examination may be examined again upon filing a new application and the payment of the examination fee fixed by the board.
• § 6759 — The board, upon application therefor, on its prescribed form, and the payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, may issue a certificate of registration as a professional engineer, without written exam
• § 676 — The provisions contained in this article shall not apply to inservice training programs given in institutions for the purpose of qualifying persons to work therein, to public schools, to private schoo
• § 6762 — Any applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, upon meeting all of the requirements prescribed in subdivision (c) of Section 6751 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a professional e
• § 6762.5 — (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee established by Section 6799, a retired license (registration), to an engineer who has been licensed by the board for a minimum of 5 y
• § 6763 — Application for authority to use the title “structural engineer,” “soil engineer,” “soils engineer,” or “geotechnical engineer” shall be made to the board on forms prescribed by it and shall be accomp
• § 6763.1 — An applicant to use the title “structural engineer” shall have successfully passed a written examination for structural engineering that is administered by a nationally recognized entity approved by t
• § 6763.5 — If an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, for certification as an engineer-in-training, or for authorization to use the title “structural engineer” or “soil engineer” is found by the b
• § 6764 — Each professional engineer licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal or stamp of a design authorized by the board bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate o
• § 6765 — A duplicate certificate of registration to replace one lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules and regulations of the board.
• § 6766 — An unsuspended, unrevoked and unexpired certificate and endorsement of registry made under this chapter, is presumptive evidence in all courts and places that the person named therein is legally regis
• § 6767 — (a) Each applicant for licensure or certification who has a valid email address shall report to the board that email address at the time of application.
• § 677 — Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation subject to the provisions of this article shall maintain records for at least three years, which records shall be open to inspection by inv
• § 6770 — (a) A licensee shall report to the board in writing the occurrence of any of the following events that occurred on or after January 1, 2008, within 90 days of the date the licensee has knowledge of th
• § 6770.1 — Within 30 days of entry of a conviction described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 6770, a settlement described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 6770, or a judgmen
• § 6770.2 — (a) Within 30 days of payment of all or any portion of any civil action judgment, settlement, or binding arbitration award described in Section 6770 against a licensee of the board, any insurer provid
• § 6770.3 — The requirements of Sections 6770, 6770.
• § 6770.4 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensee shall not be considered to have violated a confidential settlement agreement or other confidential agreement by providing a report to the boa
• § 6770.5 — The board may adopt regulations to further define the reporting requirements of Sections 6770, 6770.
• § 6770.6 — This article shall become operative on January 1, 2008, only if an appropriation is made from the Professional Engineer’s and Land Surveyor’s Fund for the 2007–08 fiscal year in the annual Budget Act
• § 6775 — The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, investigate the actions of any professional engineer licensed under this chapter and make findings thereon.
• § 6775.1 — The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, investigate the actions of any engineer-in-training and make findings thereon.
• § 6775.2 — The failure of, or refusal by, a licensee or a certificate holder to respond to a written request from a representative of the board in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certif
• § 6776 — The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.
• § 6777 — The board may reissue a certificate of registration, certification, or authority, to any person whose certificate has been revoked if a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of such reiss
• § 6779 — A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of a registered professional engineer
• § 678 — The failure to give the notice required by this article shall make any contract entered into between the parties null and void.
• § 6780 — (a) A petitioner may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of penalty, including reduction, modification, or termination of probation, after the following minimum periods have elapsed f
• § 6785 — The board shall have the power, duty, and authority to investigate violations of the provisions of this chapter.
• § 6786 — It is the duty of the respective members of the legal system to prosecute all persons charged with the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
• § 6787 — A person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Unless the person is exempt from licensure under this chapter, practices or offers to practice civil, electrical, or mechanical e
• § 6788 — Any person who violates any provision of subdivisions (a) to (j), inclusive, of Section 6787 in connection with the offer or performance of engineering services for the repair of damage to a residenti
• § 6789 — (a) If a licensee who is retained as an expert witness enters into a nondisclosure agreement, that agreement shall not be construed to prevent the licensee from reporting a potential violation of the
• § 679 — Any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation who violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 6795 — Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of authority, shall be valid for a period of two years from the assigned date of renewal.
• § 6795.2 — (a) At the time of renewal specified in Section 6795 or 6796, the board shall administer an assessment of the certificate holder to reinforce the certificate holder’s knowledge of state laws and the b
• § 6796 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a professional engineer and certificates of authority may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on fil
• § 6796.1 — A suspended certificate is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the holder of the certificate, while it remains suspended and until
• § 6796.2 — A revoked certificate is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed.
• § 6796.3 — (a) Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of authority to use the title “structural engineer,” “soil engineer,” or “consulting engineer” that are not renewed within
• § 6796.5 — Once an expired or delinquent certificate of registration or certificate of authority is renewed pursuant to Section 6796, all of the following shall apply: (a) The board shall continue to have full j
• § 6797 — (a) The department shall receive and account for all money derived from the operation of this chapter and, at the end of each month, shall report such money to the Controller and shall pay it to the T
• § 6798 — The board may make refunds of all fees in accordance with Section 158 of this code.
• § 6799 — (a) The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule: (1) The fee for filing each application for licensure as a professional eng
• § 680 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a health care practitioner shall disclose, while working, his or her name and practitioner’s license status, as granted by this state, on a name tag i
• § 680.5 — (a) (1) A health care practitioner licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) shall communicate to a patient his or her name, state-granted practitioner license type, and highest level of
• § 681 — (a) Commencing July 1, 2000, every person licensed pursuant to this division who collects human biological specimens for clinical testing or examination, shall secure, or ensure that his or her employ
• § 682 — An individual authorized to prescribe emergency contraception who issues a prescription or order for emergency contraception drug therapy as a result of a patient contact by telephone or electronic me
• § 683 — (a) A board shall report, within 10 working days, to the State Department of Health Care Services the name and license number of a person whose license has been revoked, suspended, surrendered, made i
• § 684 — (a) For the purpose of this section: (1) “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration.
• § 686 — A health care practitioner licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) providing services via telehealth shall be subject to the requirements and definitions set forth in Section 2290.
• § 687 — (a) A healing arts practitioner who is authorized to prescribe, furnish, order, or administer dangerous drugs shall not be subject to a civil or criminal action or disciplinary or other administrative
• § 688 — (a) A health care practitioner authorized to issue a prescription pursuant to Section 4040 shall have the capability to issue an electronic data transmission prescription, as defined under Section 404
• § 690 — (a) Except as provided in Section 4601 of the Labor Code and Section 2627 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, neither the administrators, agents, or employees of any program supported, in whole or in
• § 6980 — The following terms as used in this chapter have the meaning expressed in this article: (a) “Branch office” means any additional physical location, other than the principal place of business of a lice
• § 6980.1 — There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
• § 6980.10 — (a) No person shall engage within this state in the activities of a locksmith as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 6980, unless the person holds a valid locksmith license, is registered pursuant t
• § 6980.12 — This chapter does not apply to the following persons: (a) A person, or his or her agent or employee, who is the manufacturer of a product, other than locks and keys, and who installs, repairs, opens,
• § 6980.13 — (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, or who knowingly engages a nonexempt or unlicensed locksmith a
• § 6980.14 — (a) The superior court in and for the county where any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act that constitutes a violation of this chapter, or where any person engages in the business of
• § 6980.15 — No person engaged in performing any service requiring a license under this chapter may bring or maintain any action in any court of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of
• § 6980.17 — (a) An application for a locksmith license shall be made and filed with the chief in the form as may be required by the director, and shall be accompanied by the application fee prescribed by this cha
• § 6980.18 — (a) Each individual applicant, each partner of a partnership, and designated officers of a corporation shall submit with the application one personal identification form provided by the chief upon whi
• § 6980.19 — If the applicant for a license is an individual, the application shall state the full name of the individual, the full residence address of the applicant, and that the applicant is to be personally an
• § 6980.2 — The Governor shall appoint a chief of the bureau at a salary to be fixed in accordance with Section 12080.
• § 6980.20 — If the applicant for a license is a partnership, the application shall state the true names and addresses of all the general partners and the name of the partner to be actively in charge of the busine
• § 6980.21 — (a) If the applicant for a license is a corporation, the application shall state the true names and complete residence addresses of the chief executive officer, secretary, chief financial officer, and
• § 6980.22 — No new or original license shall be issued to any applicant pending final disposition of any disciplinary action previously filed against the person or applicant or partner, or officer of the applican
• § 6980.23 — The chief shall issue a pocket identification card to the owner, partners, and officers.
• § 6980.24 — The director shall issue a license, the form and content of which shall be determined in accordance with Section 164.
• § 6980.25 — If an applicant fails to complete his or her application within one year after it has been filed, the application shall be considered to be abandoned.
• § 6980.26 — (a) Each locksmith license, together with the current renewal certificate, if any, shall at all times be conspicuously displayed at the place of business, each branch office, and in each mobile servic
• § 6980.27 — Every locksmith license shall expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the month two years following the date of issuance unless renewed; provided however, that the bureau may establish procedures, pu
• § 6980.28 — A locksmith license not renewed within three years following its expiration may not be renewed thereafter.
• § 6980.29 — A suspended locksmith license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but renewal of the license does not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended a
• § 6980.3 — The director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, and Section 159.
• § 6980.30 — A locksmith whose license has been canceled pursuant to this article, may obtain a new license only upon compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter relating to the issuance of an initial li
• § 6980.31 — No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred to another person.
• § 6980.32 — Every licensee shall notify the bureau, in writing, within 30 days, of any change of residence or business address.