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Business and Professions Code - BPC

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

• § 7729.10 — The annual renewal fee for a cemetery salesperson’s license shall be fifty dollars ($50).
• § 7729.11 — The fee for a timely filing of an annual report on the endowment care fund and special care fund by a certificate of authority shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
• § 7729.2 — The delinquent renewal fee for a license, registration, or certificate of authority under this chapter shall be 150 percent of the timely fee, but not less than the renewal fee plus twenty-five dollar
• § 7729.3 — The original cemetery broker’s license fee shall be seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
• § 7729.4 — (a) The original cemetery broker’s license fee is payable at the time of the filing of an application for an original cemetery broker’s license.
• § 7729.5 — The annual renewal fee for a cemetery broker’s license shall five hundred sixty dollars ($560).
• § 7729.6 — If the licensee is a cemetery brokerage corporation, the license issued to it entitles one officer only, on behalf of the corporation, to engage in the business of a cemetery broker without the paymen
• § 7729.7 — If the licensee is a cemetery brokerage copartnership, the license issued to it entitles one member only of the copartnership to engage on behalf of the copartnership in the business of a cemetery bro
• § 7729.8 — The cemetery salesperson’s license fee shall be sixty dollars ($60).
• § 7729.9 — A cemetery salesperson’s license fee is payable on each filing of an application for a cemetery salesperson’s license.
• § 7730 — For a branch office broker’s license, the fee shall be one hundred ninety dollars ($190).
• § 7730.1 — The cremated remains disposer registration fee shall be one hundred ninety dollars ($190).
• § 7730.10 — Every cemetery authority operating a cemetery shall pay an annual regulatory charge for each cemetery of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
• § 7730.11 — (a) The bureau shall establish the fee to obtain or renew a hydrolysis facility license, which shall not exceed the reasonable cost of license administration.
• § 7730.12 — (a) On or before January 1, 2027, the bureau shall establish the fee to obtain or renew a reduction facility license, which shall be set by the bureau pursuant to subdivision (c).
• § 7730.2 — The renewal fee for a cremated remains disposer registration shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
• § 7730.3 — For change of name or of address of licensee on the records of the bureau, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
• § 7730.4 — For transfer of a salesperson’s license on change of employer, the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50).
• § 7730.5 — For a duplicate license the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50).
• § 7730.6 — (a) For reinstatement of a license within the fiscal year, the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50).
• § 7730.7 — (a) The fee for a crematory manager examination and reexamination shall be six hundred eighty dollars ($680).
• § 7730.8 — (a) The fee for a cemetery manager examination shall be eight hundred dollars ($800).
• § 7730.9 — The fee for filing a report of a change of designated manager or a request for approval to share a designated cemetery manager shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
• § 7731 — Upon payment of the charges set forth, the bureau shall issue a renewal of the certificate of authority to the cemetery authority.
• § 7731.1 — Failure to pay the charges set forth by Section 7730.
• § 7731.2 — It is a misdemeanor for any cemetery corporation to make any interments without a valid certificate of authority.
• § 7731.3 — (a) All moneys received by the bureau under the provisions of this chapter shall be accounted for and reported by detailed statements furnished by the bureau to the Controller at least once a month, a
• § 7731.4 — (a) All moneys paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Cemetery and Funeral Fund shall be expended in accordance with law for the payment of all actual and necessary expenses incurred in carr
• § 7735 — No funeral establishment licensed under the laws of the State of California, or the agents or employees of a funeral establishment, shall enter into or solicit any preneed arrangement, contract, or pl
• § 7735.5 — The preneed funeral arrangement contract shall clearly state if benefits are unavailable or limited for any reason.
• § 7736 — For the purposes of this article the term “trustee” shall mean any banking institution or trust company legally authorized and empowered by the State of California to act as trustee in the handling of
• § 7737 — (a) All securities purchased by the trustor for deposit in trust and all money received from the trustor for deposit in trust shall be placed in trust with a trustee within 30 days of their receipt by
• § 7737.1 — (a) (1) For purposes of Section 7737, a funeral establishment that intends to cease engaging in business operations, as authorized under this chapter, by reason of dissolution, closure, sale, or revoc
• § 7737.2 — (a) The bureau shall create, and post on its internet website, the forms required by Section 7737.
• § 7737.3 — All commingled preneed trust funds held by a funeral establishment shall be subject to an annual, independent certified financial audit with a copy of the audit to be submitted to the bureau for revie
• § 7737.5 — A trustee may deposit the corpus of the trust in any financial institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
• § 7737.7 — A trustee may deposit the corpus of the trust in any credit union which is insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.
• § 7738 — A licensed funeral establishment that is also a licensed cemetery authority shall not deposit any money or securities received in connection with preneed funeral arrangements in a special endowment ca
• § 7739 — Any person willfully violating the provisions of this article or any of them shall be punishable either by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding
• § 7740 — The bureau is authorized to enforce of its own initiative the provisions of this article and may adopt such rules and regulations as in its opinion may be necessary to perform such duties and to safeg
• § 7740.5 — A funeral establishment shall pay to the bureau the fee fixed by this chapter for filing with the bureau any report on preneed trust funds required by rules and regulations of the bureau adopted pursu
• § 7741 — Nothing in this article shall apply to cemetery property; cemetery commodities; cemetery service; or merchandise that is delivered as soon as paid for.
• § 7742 — Nothing in this article shall apply to any arrangement, contract, or plan for the issuance of securities now or hereafter authorized under a permit of the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Inno
• § 7745 — Every funeral establishment shall present to the survivor of the deceased who is handling the funeral arrangements or the responsible party a copy of any preneed agreement which has been signed and pa
• § 7746 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a funeral establishment that is otherwise exempt from the requirement of filing an annual preneed trust report or whose preneed trust funds are reported
• § 7800 — This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on geologists and geophysicists.
• § 7801 — (a) “Board,” as used in this chapter, means the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists established under Section 6710.
• § 7802 — “Geology,” as used in this chapter, refers to that science which treats of the earth in general; investigation of the earth’s crust and the rocks and other materials which compose it; and the applied
• § 7802.1 — “Geophysics,” as used in this chapter, refers to that science which involves study of the physical earth by means of measuring its natural and induced fields of force, including, but not limited to, e
• § 7803 — “Geologist,” as used in this chapter, refers to a person engaged in the practice of geology.
• § 7803.1 — “Geophysicist,” as used in this chapter, refers to a person engaged in the practice of geophysics.
• § 7804 — Only a person registered as a geologist under the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled to take and use the title “professional geologist.
• § 7804.1 — Only a person registered as a geophysicist under the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled to take and use the title “professional geophysicist.
• § 7805 — The term “responsible charge of work” means the independent control and direction by the use of initiative, skill and independent judgment of geological or geophysical work or the supervision of such
• § 7806 — A subordinate is any person who assists a professional geologist or professional geophysicist in the practice of geology or geophysics without assuming the responsible charge of work.
• § 7807 — A qualified geologist is a person who possesses all the qualifications specified in Section 7841 for registration except that he is not registered.
• § 7807.1 — A qualified geophysicist is a person who possesses all the qualifications specified in Section 7841.
• § 7810.1 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions pursuant to this chapter.
• § 7818 — The board, pursuant to the provisions contained in Chapter 3.
• § 7819 — Except as otherwise provided by law, all records of the board shall be open to inspection by the public during regular office hours.
• § 7820 — The board shall have and use a seal bearing the name “Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.
• § 7821 — The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled and maintained on its behalf, a register of all licensees that contains the licensee’s name, address of record, type of branch license, licen
• § 7822 — The board may, by regulation, provide for the division of the certification of registration into different specialties, including, but not limited to, petroleum, mining, and ground water, and may issu
• § 7825 — The board shall establish relations with bodies which regulate the practice of geology and geophysics, or closely related geologic and geophysical disciplines, or which register geologists and geophys
• § 7826 — The board may establish one or more technical advisory committees to advise and assist the board with respect to the following: (a) Application review and verification for any level of registration, l
• § 7826.1 — Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
• § 7826.2 — Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be an expert in the area of geology or geophysics within the committee’s jurisdiction and shall be licensed under this chapter.
• § 7826.3 — All the members of each technical advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
• § 7826.4 — 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
• § 7830 — It is unlawful for anyone other than a geologist licensed under this chapter to stamp or seal any plans, specifications, plats, reports, or other documents with the seal or stamp of a professional geo
• § 7830.1 — It is unlawful for any person other than a geophysicist licensed under this chapter to stamp or seal any plans, specifications, plats, reports, or other documents with the seal or stamp of a licensed
• § 7831 — 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
• § 7832 — Any person, except as in this chapter specifically exempted, who shall practice or offer to practice geology or geophysics for others in this state is subject to the provisions of this chapter.
• § 7833 — This chapter does not prohibit one or more geologists or geophysicists from practicing through the entity of a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation.
• § 7834 — This chapter does not prevent or prohibit an individual, firm, company, association or corporation whose principal business is other than the practice of geology or geophysics from employing a geologi
• § 7835 — All geologic plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geologist or licensed certified specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his or her directi
• § 7835.1 — All geophysical plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall be prepared by a professional geophysicist, licensed certified specialty geophysicist, professional geologist, licensed certified spe
• § 7836 — 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.
• § 7837 — A subordinate to a geologist or geophysicist registered under this chapter, insofar as he or she acts solely in that capacity, is exempt from registration under the provisions of this chapter.
• § 7838 — A civil engineer empowered to practice civil engineering in this state, and a petroleum engineer registered in this state, under provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of
• § 7839 — This chapter shall not empower a geologist or geophysicist registered under this chapter to practice or offer to practice civil engineering and any of its various recognized branches.
• § 7839.1 — This chapter shall not empower a geologist registered under this chapter to practice or offer to practice geophysics for others in this state except as such geophysical work is related to his practice
• § 7839.2 — (a) A professional geologist or professional geophysicist shall use a written contract when contracting to provide geological or geophysical services to a client pursuant to this chapter.
• § 7840 — An application for licensure as a geologist, certification in a specialty in geology, certification as a geologist-in-training, licensure as a geophysicist, or certification in a specialty in geophysi
• § 7841 — An applicant for licensure as a geologist shall have all the following qualifications: (a) Not have committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
• § 7841.1 — An applicant for licensure as a geophysicist shall have all of the following qualifications.
• § 7841.2 — (a) An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall comply with all of the following: (1) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of certification under Secti
• § 7842 — (a) An applicant for certification in a specialty in geology shall meet all of the requirements of Section 7841, shall be a geologist licensed under this chapter, and, in addition, his or her seven ye
• § 7842.1 — An applicant for certification in a specialty in geophysics shall meet all of the requirements of Section 7841.
• § 7843 — (a) An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall, upon meeting all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.
• § 7844 — (a) Examination for licensure shall be held at the times and places within the state as the board shall determine.
• § 7845 — Examinations for registration as a geologist or registered certified specialty geologist shall test the applicant’s knowledge of geology and of any established specialty for which he or she applies an
• § 7845.1 — Examinations for registration as a geophysicist or registered certified specialty geophysicist shall test the applicant’s knowledge basic to geophysics and his ability to apply that knowledge and to a
• § 7846 — 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.
• § 7847 — The board, upon application therefor, on its prescribed form, and upon the payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, which shall be retained by the board, may issue a certificate of registration as a
• § 7850 — Any applicant for licensure as a professional geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841 and who has otherwise qualified hereunder as a geologist shall have a certificate of r
• § 7850.1 — Any applicant for licensure as a professional geophysicist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.
• § 7850.5 — An applicant for certification as a certified specialty geologist who meets all the requirements prescribed in Section 7842 and who has otherwise qualified under this chapter in the specialty shall ha
• § 7850.6 — An applicant who has passed the examination for a certified specialty geophysicist and has otherwise qualified under this chapter in the specialty shall have a certificate issued to him or her as a ce
• § 7851 — (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee established by Section 7887, a retired license to a geologist or geophysicist who has been licensed by the board for a minimum of fiv
• § 7852 — (a) Each geologist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend
• § 7852.1 — (a) Each geophysicist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate, and the lege
• § 7853 — A duplicate certificate of registration to replace one lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules and regulations of the board.
• § 7854 — 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 regist
• § 7855 — Any applicant who is denied registration or authorization shall, in writing, be so notified and informed of the reason therefor.
• § 7856 — (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.
• § 7860 — (a) The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, investigate the actions of any professional geologist or geophysicist, and make findings thereon.
• § 7860.1 — The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, investigate the actions of any geologist-in-training and make findings.
• § 7860.2 — 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
• § 7861 — The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have a
• § 7862 — 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
• § 7863 — 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 geologist or geophysicist is dee
• § 7864 — (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
• § 7870 — The board shall have the power, duty and authority to investigate violations of the provisions of this chapter.
• § 7871 — It shall be the duty of the respective officers charged with the enforcement of laws and ordinances to prosecute all persons charged with the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
• § 7872 — 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 geology or geophysics for others i
• § 7873 — Whenever any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or which, in the opinion of the board, will constitute an offense against this chapter, the superior c
• § 7874 — (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
• § 7880 — A certificate of registration as a geologist or as a specialty geologist or as a geophysicist or as a specialty geophysicist shall expire at 12 a.
• § 7881 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a geologist or as a geophysicist, or certified specialty certificates, may be renewed at any time within five years after
• § 7881.5 — (a) At the time of renewal specified in Section 7880 or 7881, the board shall administer an assessment of the certificate holder to reinforce the certificate holder’s knowledge of state laws and the b
• § 7882 — 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
• § 7883 — A revoked certificate is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed.
• § 7884 — Certificates of licensure as a geologist or as a geophysicist or certified specialty certificates which are not renewed within five years after expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, o
• § 7886 — (a) The department shall receive and account for all money derived under 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
• § 7887 — The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule: (a) The fee for filing an application for licensure as a geologist or a geophys
• § 8 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth shall govern the construction of this code.
• § 800 — (a) The Medical Board of California, the Podiatric Medical Board of California, the Board of Psychology, the Dental Board of California, the Dental Hygiene Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical
• § 8000 — (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Court Reporters Board of California, which consists of five members, three of whom shall be public members and two of whom shall be holders of cert
• § 8001 — (a) Appointment as a member of the board shall be for a term of four years.
• § 8002 — Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
• § 8003 — At each yearly meeting, a chair and vice chair shall be elected from the membership of the board.
• § 8004 — The expenses of the members of the board and the expenses of the board that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be paid from the fees collected under this chapter and such
• § 8005 — (a) The Court Reporters Board of California is charged with the executive functions necessary for effectuating the purposes of this chapter.
• § 8005.1 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Court Reporters Board of California in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 8007 — The board shall: (a) Determine the qualifications of persons applying for certificates under this chapter.
• § 8008 — The board has the following powers and duties: (a) To adopt a seal.
• § 8009 — Disciplinary proceedings under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and the board shall have all the powers granted th
• § 801 — (a) Except as provided in Section 801.
• § 801.01 — The Legislature finds and declares that the filing of reports with the applicable state agencies required under this section is essential for the protection of the public.
• § 801.1 — (a) Every state or local governmental agency that self-insures a person who holds a license, certificate, or similar authority from or under any agency specified in subdivision (a) of Section 800 (exc
• § 8010 — Information regarding a complaint against a specific licensee may not be disclosed to the public until an accusation has been filed by the board and the licensee has been notified of the filing of the
• § 8011 — The board shall promulgate, by regulation, a definition of a “full-time student” for the purposes of this chapter.
• § 8015 — This chapter is designed to establish and maintain a standard of competency for those engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting, for the protection of the public, in general, and for the protecti
• § 8016 — (a) No person shall engage in the practice of shorthand reporting as defined in this chapter, unless that person is the holder of a certificate in full force and effect issued by the board.
• § 8017 — The practice of shorthand reporting is defined as the making, by means of written symbols or abbreviations in shorthand or machine shorthand writing, or by voice writing, of a verbatim record of any o
• § 8017.5 — For purposes of this article: (a) “Voice writer” means a certified shorthand reporter that makes a verbatim record or a proceeding using a closed microphone voice dictation silencer, steno mask, or si
• § 8018 — A natural person who holds a valid certificate as a shorthand reporter, as provided in this chapter, shall be known as a “certified shorthand reporter.
• § 8019 — A violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor.
• § 802 — (a) Every settlement, judgment, or arbitration award over three thousand dollars ($3,000) of a claim or action for damages for death or personal injury caused by negligence, error or omission in pract
• § 802.1 — (a) (1) A physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician and surgeon, a doctor of podiatric medicine, and a physician assistant shall report either of the following to the entity that issued his or her
• § 802.5 — (a) When a coroner receives information that is based on findings that were reached by, or documented and approved by a board-certified or board-eligible pathologist indicating that a death may be the
• § 8020 — Any person over the age of 18 years, who has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for the denial of licensure under Sections 480, 8025, and 8025.
• § 8020.5 — (a) (1) The California state licensing examination shall consist of the following three divisible parts: (A) English.
• § 8021 — Examinations shall be held at least semiannually, and at such times and places as the board may designate.
• § 8022 — (a) Each applicant for a certificate under this chapter shall file an application with the executive officer, on a form as prescribed by the board.
• § 8023 — No certificate shall be issued until the applicant has passed the examination prescribed by the board.
• § 8023.5 — If an applicant for a certificate is from a country where the principal language spoken is one other than English, the board may, in addition to any other examination required by this chapter, examine
• § 8024 — (a) All certificates issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for a period of one year, except for the initial period of licensure as prescribed by the board, and shall expire at 12 midnight on
• § 8024.1 — Every person to whom a certificate is issued shall, as a condition precedent to its issuance, and in addition to any other fee which may be payable, pay the initial certificate fee prescribed by this
• § 8024.2 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a certificate that has expired may be renewed at any time within the period set forth in Section 8024.
• § 8024.3 — 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
• § 8024.4 — A revoked certificate is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed.
• § 8024.5 — A certificate that is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter.
• § 8024.6 — (a) A certificate holder shall give written notice to the board at its office in Sacramento of a name change within 30 days after each change, giving both the old and the new names.
• § 8024.7 — The board shall establish an inactive category of licensure for persons who are not actively engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting.
• § 8024.8 — (a) The board shall maintain records showing which certificate holders have qualified through shorthand or machine shorthand writing and which certificate holders have qualified through voice writing.
• § 8024.9 — (a) For purposes of this section, “valid email address” means an email address at which the applicant or certificate holder is currently receiving email regarding their licensed activities at the time
• § 8025 — A certificate 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 misd
• § 8025.1 — (a) In addition to the causes for discipline or denial of certification set forth in Section 8025, the board may suspend or revoke any certificate, or deny certification, on any of the following groun
• § 8026 — 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 certified shorthand reporter is
• § 8027 — (a) As used in this section, “school” means a court reporter training program or an institution that provides a course of instruction approved by the board and the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Edu
• § 8027.5 — In addition to the authority to conduct disciplinary proceedings under this chapter, the board, through its duly authorized representatives, shall have authority to issue administrative citations or a
• § 803 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), within 10 days after a judgment by a court of this state that a person who holds a license, certificate, or other similar authority from the Board of Behavio
• § 803.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, and the Physician Assistant Board shall dis
• § 803.5 — (a) The district attorney, city attorney, or other prosecuting agency shall notify the Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medic
• § 803.6 — (a) The clerk of the court shall transmit any felony preliminary hearing transcript concerning a defendant licensee to the Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the
• § 8030 — All fees and other revenues received by the board shall be reported promptly to the State Controller and shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to be placed in the Court Reporters’ Fund, which fu
• § 8030.1 — The board may use existing resources to undertake efforts to publicize the availability of the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, established pursuant to Section 8030.
• § 8030.2 — (a) (1) To provide shorthand reporting services to low-income litigants in civil cases, who are unable to otherwise afford those services, funds generated by fees received by the board pursuant to sub
• § 8030.4 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Applicant” means a qualified legal services project, qualified support center, other qualified project, or pro bono attorney applying to receive funds from the Transcript
• § 8030.6 — (a) The board shall disburse funds from the Transcript Reimbursement Fund for the costs, exclusive of per diem charges by official reporters, of preparing either an original transcript and one copy th
• § 8030.8 — (a) For purposes of this chapter, documentation accompanying an invoice is sufficient to establish entitlement for reimbursement from the Transcript Reimbursement Fund if it is filed with the executiv
• § 8031 — The amount of the fees required by this chapter is that fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule: (a) The fee for filing an application for each examination shall be no more than f
• § 804 — (a) Any agency to whom reports are to be sent under Section 801, 801.
• § 804.5 — The Legislature recognizes that various types of entities are creating, implementing, and maintaining patient safety and risk management programs that encourage early intervention in order to address
• § 8040 — A shorthand reporting corporation is a corporation which is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, as long as that corporation and all of its
• § 8042 — It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in or abet the v
• § 8043 — The name of a shorthand reporting corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services shall contain and be restricted to the name or the last name of one or more of
• § 8044 — Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of a shorthand reporting corporation shall be a licensed person as defined by Section 13401 of the
• § 8045 — The income of a shorthand reporting corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined by Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, shall
• § 8046 — A shorthand reporting corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do which would constitute unprofessional conduct under any statute, rule or regulation now or
• § 8047 — The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article, including rules and regulations requiring (a) that the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a s
• § 805 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following definitions: (1) (A) “Peer review” means both of the following: (i) A process in which a peer review body reviews the basic qualific
• § 805.01 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following definitions: (1) “Agency” has the same meaning as defined in Section 805.
• § 805.1 — (a) The Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, and the Dental Board of California shall be entitled to inspect and copy t
• § 805.2 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for a comprehensive study of the peer review process as it is conducted by peer review bodies defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section
• § 805.5 — (a) Prior to granting or renewing staff privileges for any physician and surgeon, psychologist, podiatrist, dentist, or nurse practitioner, any health facility licensed pursuant to Division 2 (commenc
• § 805.6 — (a) The Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, and the Dental Board of California shall establish a system of electronic
• § 805.7 — (a) The Medical Board of California shall work with interested parties in the pursuit and establishment of a pilot program, similar to those proposed by the Citizens Advocacy Center, of early detectio