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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.

• § 805.8 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Agency” means the relevant state licensing agency with regulatory jurisdiction over a healing arts licensee lis
• § 805.9 — (a) A health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code shall not deny staff privileges to, remove from medical staff, or restri
• § 8050 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enhance the regulation of licensed shorthand reporters and shorthand reporting corporations pursuant to this section, by imposing specific penalties in addit
• § 8051 — (a) On and after July 1, 2022, an entity that is not a shorthand reporting corporation may, wherever headquartered in the United States, engage in the conduct described in subdivision (b) of Section 8
• § 806 — Each agency in the department receiving reports pursuant to the preceding sections shall prepare a statistical report based upon these records for presentation to the Legislature not later than 30 day
• § 807 — Each agency in the department shall notify every person licensed, certified or holding similar authority issued by it, and the department shall notify every insurance company doing business in this st
• § 808 — For purposes of this article, reports affecting respiratory care practitioners required to be filed under Sections 801, 802, and 803 shall be filed with the Respiratory Care Board of California.
• § 808.5 — For purposes of this article, reports affecting psychologists required to be filed under Sections 801, 801.
• § 809 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) In 1986, Congress enacted the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (42 U.
• § 809.05 — It is the policy of this state that peer review be performed by licentiates.
• § 809.08 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the sharing of information between peer review bodies is essential to protect the public health.
• § 809.1 — (a) A licentiate who is the subject of a final proposed action of a peer review body for which a report is required to be filed under Section 805 shall be entitled to written notice as set forth in su
• § 809.2 — If a licentiate timely requests a hearing concerning a final proposed action for which a report is required to be filed under Section 805, the following shall apply: (a) The hearing shall be held, as
• § 809.3 — (a) During a hearing concerning a final proposed action for which reporting is required to be filed under Section 805, both parties shall have all of the following rights: (1) To be provided with all
• § 809.4 — (a) Upon the completion of a hearing concerning a final proposed action for which a report is required to be filed under Section 805, the licentiate and the peer review body involved have the right to
• § 809.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 809 to 809.
• § 809.6 — (a) The parties are bound by any additional notice and hearing provisions contained in any applicable professional society or medical staff bylaws which are not inconsistent with Sections 809.
• § 809.7 — Sections 809.
• § 809.8 — Nothing in Sections 809 to 809.
• § 809.9 — In any suit brought to challenge an action taken or a restriction imposed which is required to be reported pursuant to Section 805, the court shall, at the conclusion of the action, award to a substan
• § 810 — (a) It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and grounds for disciplinary action, including suspension or revocation of a license or certificate, for a health care professional to do any of the foll
• § 820 — Whenever it appears that any person holding a license, certificate or permit under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division may be unable to practice his or her professio
• § 821 — The licentiate’s failure to comply with an order issued under Section 820 shall constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of the licentiate’s certificate or license.
• § 822 — If a licensing agency determines that its licentiate’s ability to practice his or her profession safely is impaired because the licentiate is mentally ill, or physically ill affecting competency, the
• § 823 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, reinstatement of a licentiate against whom action has been taken pursuant to Section 822 shall be governed by the procedures in this article.
• § 824 — The licensing agency may proceed against a licentiate under either Section 820, or 822, or under both sections.
• § 825 — As used in this article with reference to persons holding licenses as physicians and surgeons, “licensing agency” means a panel of the Division of Medical Quality.
• § 826 — The proceedings under Sections 821 and 822 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 licensing
• § 827 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to public meetings, the licensing agency ma
• § 828 — If the licensing agency determines, pursuant to proceedings conducted under Section 820, that there is insufficient evidence to bring an action against the licentiate pursuant to Section 822, then all
• § 850 — No healing arts licensing board or examining committee under the Department of Consumer Affairs shall by regulation require an applicant for licensure or certification to be a member of, to be certifi
• § 850.1 — (a) A healing arts board shall not deny an application for licensure or suspend, revoke, or otherwise impose discipline upon a licensee or health care practitioner subject to this division on the basi
• § 850.2 — (a) For purposes of this section, “healing arts board” means any board, division, or examining committee in the Department of Consumer Affairs that licenses or certifies health professionals.
• § 850.3 — (a) Notwithstanding any other state law, and consistent with Sections 1 and 1.
• § 8500 — Unless the text otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 8501 — “Director” refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs.
• § 8502 — “Board” refers to the Structural Pest Control Board within the Department of Consumers Affairs.
• § 8503 — “Registrar” refers to the registrar of the Structural Pest Control Board.
• § 8503.5 — “Committee” means the Disciplinary Review Committee established pursuant to Section 8660.
• § 8504 — “Person” includes an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other organization or any combination thereof.
• § 8504.1 — “Pesticide” includes any of the following: (a) Any spray adjuvant.
• § 8504.2 — “Control” means a pest population management system that utilizes techniques to reduce and maintain pest populations at levels below those causing economic or material injury, or to manipulate the pop
• § 8504.3 — “Eradication” means the total elimination of a pest from a designated area.
• § 8504.4 — “Inspection” is the act of a field representative or operator physically performing an onsite assessment of real property.
• § 8505 — (a) “Structural pest control” and “pest control” as used in this chapter are synonymous.
• § 8505.1 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), for the purpose of this act, “fumigation” shall be defined as the use within an enclosed space for the destruction of plant or animal life, a substa
• § 8505.10 — Warning signs shall be printed in red on white background and shall contain the following statement in letters not less than two inches in height: “DANGER—FUMIGATION.
• § 8505.11 — If the structure which has been fumigated has an attic or if the area underneath such structure is accessible to inspection for purposes of structural pest control, the registered company which perfor
• § 8505.12 — A registered company performing fumigation shall use an adequate warning agent with all fumigants which lack those properties.
• § 8505.13 — A registered company shall maintain a log of each fumigation job performed by it in this state.
• § 8505.14 — “Fumigator” means any individual licensed by the board as a structural pest control operator or as a structural pest control field representative in Branch 1 as set forth in Section 8560.
• § 8505.16 — All fumigators shall be familiar with and able to administer artificial respiration by the best method or methods recommended currently by the Red Cross in its standard texts on first aid.
• § 8505.17 — (a) There is hereby continued in existence in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund.
• § 8505.2 — Fumigation shall be performed only under the direct and personal supervision of an individual who is licensed by the board as an operator or field representative in Branch 1 as set forth in Section 85
• § 8505.3 — “Direct and personal supervision” as used in Section 8505.
• § 8505.4 — Fumigation shall be performed in compliance with all applicable state, county, and city laws and ordinances and all applicable laws and regulations of the United States.
• § 8505.5 — (a) Notice of the date and place of fumigation, and chemicals to be used, shall be given by the fumigator to the fire department serving the area in which fumigation is to be performed not less than t
• § 8505.7 — The space to be fumigated shall be vacated by all occupants prior to the commencement of fumigation, and all entrances thereto shall be locked, barricaded, or otherwise secured against entry until the
• § 8505.8 — Prior to the commencement of fumigation, the space to be fumigated shall be sealed in such manner that tests taken before ventilation is begun will show that the required concentration of the fumigant
• § 8505.9 — Prior to the commencement of fumigation, warning signs shall be posted in plainly visible locations on or in the immediate vicinity of all entrances to the space under fumigation and shall not be remo
• § 8506 — (a) “Structural pest control operator” is any individual licensed by the board to practice structural pest control.
• § 8506.1 — (a) A “registered company” is any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other organization or any combination thereof that is registered with the Structural Pest Control Board to engage in
• § 8506.2 — A “qualifying manager” is the licensed operator or operators designated by a registered company to supervise the daily business of the company and to be physically present at the principal office or b
• § 8507 — (a) “Structural pest control field representative” is any individual who is licensed by the board to secure structural pest control work, identify infestations or infections, make inspections, apply p
• § 8507.1 — (a) (1) “Structural pest control applicator” is any individual who is licensed by the board to apply pesticides in Branch 2 or Branch 3 on behalf of a registered company.
• § 8508 — “Household” means any structure and its contents that are used for persons and their convenience.
• § 8509 — “Branch office” is any fixed place of business in addition to the location of the principal office for which the company registration is issued, where records are kept, mail received, statements rende
• § 851 — A healing arts licensure board or examining committee may by regulation require an applicant for licensure or certification to meet the standards of a specified private voluntary association or profes
• § 8510 — For purposes of this chapter, “wood preservative” means any coating formulated to protect wood surfaces from deterioration caused by insects, fungus, rot, and decay and which contains a wood preservat
• § 8511 — “Manufacturer” is a person engaged in the processing of materials used in the practice of pest control, but who does not himself engage in such practice.
• § 8512 — “Employer” refers to a registered company that employs operators, field representatives, applicators, and other individuals, the latter not being required to be licensed under this chapter, who work o
• § 8513 — (a) The board shall prescribe a form entitled “Notice to Owner” that shall describe, in nontechnical language and in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and everyday meaning, the perti
• § 8514 — (a) A Branch 2 or 3 registered company shall not commence work on a contract, or sign, issue, or deliver any documents expressing an opinion or statement relating to the control of household pests, or
• § 8514.5 — It is unlawful for any registered company under this chapter when billing for any subcontracted work authorized under Section 8514, to charge, bill, or otherwise solicit payment from the consumer for
• § 8515 — Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a company registered hereunder from authorizing an officer, partner, or employee to submit bids, after an inspection by an individual licensed as an operator or
• § 8516 — (a) This section, and Section 8519, apply only to wood destroying pests or organisms.
• § 8517 — Any work contract, billing, agreement, letter of work completed, or other correspondence or document expressing an opinion or making a statement relating to the presence or absence of wood destroying
• § 8518 — (a) When a registered company completes work under a contract, it shall prepare, on a form prescribed by the board, a notice of work completed and not completed, and shall furnish that notice to the o
• § 8519 — Certification as used in this section means a written statement by the registered company attesting to the statement contained therein relating to the absence or presence of wood-destroying pests or o
• § 8519.5 — (a) After an inspection report has been prepared by a Branch 3 registered company pursuant to Section 8516, which discloses a wood destroying pest or organism that can be eradicated by fumigation, and
• § 852 — The performance, recommendation, or provision of any legally protected health care activity, as defined in Section 1798.
• § 8520 — (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Structural Pest Control Board, which consists of seven members.
• § 8520.1 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Structural Pest Control Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 8520.2 — (a) The Structural Pest Control Board is hereby transferred from the jurisdiction of the Department of Pesticide Regulation and placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
• § 8521 — The board is composed of seven members, three of whom shall be, and shall have been for a period of not less than five years preceding the date of their appointment, operators licensed under this chap
• § 8522 — (a) Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years, subject to removal by the appointing power at his or her pleasure.
• § 8523 — The board shall organize and elect a president who shall serve for one year.
• § 8524 — Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, for the performance of any duty, or the exercise of any power or authority of the board.
• § 8525 — (a) The board, subject to the approval of the director, may, in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 8526 — Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
• § 8527 — The board shall adopt and use a seal.
• § 8528 — (a) With the approval of the director, the board shall appoint a registrar, fix the registrar’s compensation, and prescribe the registrar’s duties.
• § 8529 — The registrar, with the approval of the board and of the director, and subject to the State Civil Service Act, may appoint and fix the compensation of such other assistants as may be necessary.
• § 8530 — The board, with the approval of the director, may establish the main office of the board, and branch offices of the board in any city of this State.
• § 8531 — The registrar shall keep a complete record of the board’s actions, and shall maintain at the office of the board a complete index record of all applications for licenses and registrations issued, lice
• § 8531.5 — The board shall prepare minutes of its annual meeting and any special meetings, which shall be permanently maintained at the office of the registrar.
• § 8532 — Copies of all records and papers in the office of the board, certified by the registrar under the seal of the board shall be received in evidence in all courts of this State in all cases equally and w
• § 8533 — Whenever funds are available for the purpose, the registrar, at the discretion of the board, may publish, or cause to be published, a roster of the individuals licensed and companies registered under
• § 8534 — Whenever funds are available for the purpose, the registrar, at the direction of the board, may publish and disseminate to individuals licensed and companies registered under this chapter and to publi
• § 8535 — The registrar, and any member of the board, may administer oaths for the purpose of administering this chapter.
• § 8536 — No manufacturer, his or her agents or employees, nor any person who is a consultant of or connected with any manufacturer, shall be appointed to the board.
• § 8538 — (a) A registered structural pest control company shall provide the owner, or owner’s agent, and tenant of the premises for which the work is to be done with clear written notice which contains the fol
• § 854 — Criteria for issuing three-year nonrenewable medical licenses and dental permits under this article shall not be utilized at any time as the standard for issuing a license to practice medicine or a pe
• § 855 — (a) Up to 70 international medical graduates who have passed their United States medical license examination on the first attempt and who have been working in the medical field in the capacity of a me
• § 8550 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to advertise, to engage in, or offer to engage in the business or practice of structural pest control, as defined in Section 8505, unless he or she is licensed under
• § 8551 — It is unlawful for any unlicensed person to perform fumigation with dangerous or lethal fumigating chemicals in any public structure, including rooming houses, or households when used as public struct
• § 8551.5 — Except as provided in this chapter, an unlicensed individual in the employ of a registered company shall not apply any pesticides included in Branch 2 or Branch 3.
• § 8552 — It is unlawful for any person to advertise or represent in any manner that any pest control work, in whole or in part, has been done upon any structure, unless the work has been performed by a registe
• § 8553 — Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not les
• § 8554 — No individual engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of an operator may bring or maintain an action in any court of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of any
• § 8555 — This chapter does not apply to: (a) Public utilities operating under the regulations of the Public Utilities Commission, except to work performed upon property of the utilities not subject to the juri
• § 8556 — (a) Licensed contractors acting in their capacity as such, may remove and replace any structure or portions of a structure damaged by wood destroying pests or organisms if that work is incidental to o
• § 8557 — No city, county, or city and county shall prohibit a person or group of persons, authorized by the board by a license, certificate, or other such means under this chapter to engage in a particular bus
• § 856 — (a) (1) A person licensed pursuant to this division who is required to complete continuing education units as a condition of renewing his or her license may, once per renewal cycle, apply one unit of
• § 8560 — (a) Licenses issued to operators, field representatives, or applicators shall be limited to the branch or branches of pest control for which the applicant has qualified by application and examination.
• § 8561 — Any individual 18 years of age or over may apply for a license as an operator.
• § 8562 — (a) To obtain an original operator’s license, an applicant shall submit to the registrar an application containing the statement that the applicant desires the issuance of an operator’s license under
• § 8563 — Any individual 18 years of age or over may apply for a license as field representative.
• § 8564 — (a) To obtain an original field representative’s license, an applicant shall submit to the registrar an application containing a statement that the applicant desires the issuance of a field representa
• § 8564.5 — (a) Any individual 18 years of age or older may apply for a license as an applicator.
• § 8564.6 — (a) To obtain an original applicator’s license, an applicant shall submit to the registrar an application containing a statement that the applicant requests the issuance of an applicator’s license und
• § 8565 — The board shall ascertain by examination that an applicant for a license as operator is qualified in the use and understanding of all of the following: (a) The English language, including reading and
• § 8565.5 — (a) An applicant for a Branch 1 operator’s license shall demonstrate to the board that he or she has passed satisfactorily board-approved courses in the following areas: (1) Pesticides.
• § 8566 — The board shall ascertain by examination that an applicant for a license as field representative is qualified in the use and understanding of the following: (a) The safety laws of the state, if the br
• § 8566.5 — An individual shall be permitted to hold only one license in the same branch at the same time.
• § 8567 — (a) Should a field representative or applicator change his or her employment, or should an operator enter the employ of a registered company, or being already employed by a registered company change h
• § 8568 — After a hearing the board may deny a license or a company registration unless the applicant makes a showing satisfactory to the board that the applicant, if an individual, has not, or if the applicant
• § 8569 — In addition to the partner or other individual designated as the qualifying manager for a registered company which is organized as a partnership, if any of the company’s partners desire to actively en
• § 8570 — In addition to the officer or other individual designated as the qualifying manager for a registered company which is organized as an association or corporation, if any of the company’s other officers
• § 8571 — If the licensed operator who is designated as the qualifying manager for a registered company ceases for any reason whatsoever to be connected with the company, the company shall notify the registrar
• § 8572 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may, in its sole discretion, issue a probationary license to an applicant subject to terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the board, inc
• § 8590 — (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, an operator’s, field representative’s, and applicator’s licenses shall expire at 12 midnight on June 30 of the third year from the date of issue.
• § 8591 — If delinquency in the payment of the fee for renewal of any license extends beyond three months, the license shall not be reinstated and the licensee shall be required to obtain a new license in accor
• § 8592 — Any licensee whose license is under suspension may make application for renewal of his or her license as provided in this article, but the board may not renew his or her license until the suspension h
• § 8593 — (a) The board shall require as a condition to the renewal of each operator’s and field representative’s license that the holder submit proof satisfactory to the board that they have informed themselve
• § 8593.1 — The board shall require as a condition to the renewal of each applicator’s license that the holder thereof submit proof satisfactory to the board that they have completed courses of continuing educati
• § 8593.2 — Commencing July 1, 2016, a licensee shall comply with the training requirements of the Healthy Schools Act of 2000 (Article 4 (commencing with Section 17608) of Chapter 5 of Part 10.
• § 860 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) California’s system of care suffers from a severe shortage of professionals and paraprofessionals in the healing arts to administer pr
• § 8610 — (a) Every company that engages in the practice of structural pest control, as a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other organization or any combination thereof, shall be registered wit
• § 8611 — (a) Each branch office shall have a branch supervisor designated by the registered company to supervise and assist the company’s employees who are located at that branch.
• § 8612 — (a) The licenses of qualifying managers and company registrations shall be prominently displayed in the registered company’s office, and no registration issued hereunder shall authorize the company to
• § 8613 — A registered company which changes the location of its principal office or any branch office or which changes its qualifying manager, branch supervisor, officers, sole proprietors, partners, or its bo
• § 8616 — The Director of Pesticide Regulation shall be designated by the board as its agent for the purposes of carrying out Section 8616.
• § 8616.4 — The Director of Pesticide Regulation shall designate county agricultural commissioners as his or her representatives to carry out the provisions of Sections 8616.
• § 8616.5 — (a) The county agricultural commissioner shall be the lead agency for inspections and routine investigations of pesticide use by the board licensees and registered companies, and of persons engaged in
• § 8616.6 — The Director of Pesticide Regulation shall be notified by the board when it determines that persons acting pursuant to Sections 8616 and 8616.
• § 8616.7 — When a county agricultural commissioner is acting, pursuant to Section 8616.
• § 8616.9 — (a) If an employee is found during an inspection or investigation not wearing personal protective equipment required by label or regulation, the commissioner may refer the violation by the employer fo
• § 8617 — (a) The board or county agricultural commissioners, when acting pursuant to Section 8616.
• § 8617.5 — Regulations adopted pursuant to Section 11503 of the Food and Agricultural Code are not applicable to this chapter.
• § 8618 — Documents as specified by regulation must be maintained by all registered companies for three years.
• § 8619 — (a) An inspection tag shall be posted whenever an inspection for wood destroying pests or organisms is made.
• § 8620 — The board may upon its own motion, and shall upon verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions of any individual acting as a licensee, or making application for a license.
• § 8621 — A complaint of any person against a nonlicensee, licensee, or registered company shall be filed with the board no later than two years after the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary
• § 8622 — (a) When a complaint is accepted for investigation of a registered company, the board, through an authorized representative, may inspect any or all properties on which a report has been issued pursuan
• § 8623 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 8620 or any other provision of law, the board may revoke, suspend, or deny at any time a license under this chapter on any of the grounds for disciplinary action provided i
• § 8623.5 — (a) A person whose license or registration has been revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or who has been placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of the penalty, in
• § 8624 — If the board suspends or revokes an operator’s license and one or more branch offices are registered under the name of the operator, the suspension or revocation may be applied to each branch office.
• § 8625 — The lapsing or suspension of a license or company registration by operation of law or by order or decision of the board or a court of law, or the voluntary surrender of a license or company registrati
• § 8632 — The suspension or revocation of a license or a company registration as in this chapter provided may also be ordered in any action otherwise proper in any court involving the licensee’s or a company’s
• § 8635 — Departure from, or disregard of, plans or specifications in the performance of structural pest control work in any material respect, without consent of the owner or his duly authorized representative,
• § 8636 — Disregard and violation of the buildings laws of the state, or of any of its political subdivisions, or of the safety laws, labor laws, health laws, or compensation insurance laws of the state relatin
• § 8637 — Misrepresentation of a material fact by the applicant in obtaining a license or company registration is a ground for disciplinary action.
• § 8638 — Failure on the part of a registered company to complete any operation or construction repairs for the price stated in the contract for such operation or construction repairs or in any modification of
• § 8639 — Aiding or abetting an unlicensed individual or unregistered company to evade the provisions of this chapter or knowingly combining or conspiring with an unlicensed individual or unregistered company,
• § 8640 — Payment, or the offer to pay, by any licensee or registered company to any party to a real estate transaction of any commission, bonus, rebate, or other thing of value as compensation or inducement fo
• § 8641 — Failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted by the board, or the furnishing of a report of inspection without the making of a bona fide inspection of the p
• § 8642 — The commission of any grossly negligent or fraudulent act by the licensee as a pest control operator, field representative, or applicator or by a registered company is a ground for disciplinary action
• § 8643 — The negligent handling or use of any pesticide is a ground for disciplinary action.
• § 8644 — Fraud or misrepresentation, after inspection, by any licensee or registered company engaged in pest control work of any infestation or infection of wood-destroying pests or organisms found in property
• § 8645 — Impersonation of any state, county or city inspector or official is a ground for disciplinary action.
• § 8646 — Disregard and violation of pesticide use and application, structural pest control device, fumigation, or extermination laws of the state or of any of its political subdivisions, or regulations adopted
• § 8646.5 — A notice of noncompliance shall be issued to a licensee or registered company whenever an authorized representative of the board finds that a pesticide application, fumigation or extermination procedu
• § 8647 — Failure to comply in the sale or use of pesticides with the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12751) of Division 7 of the Food and Agricultural Code is a ground for disciplinary action.
• § 8648 — Authorizing, directing, conniving at or aiding in the publication, advertisement, distribution or circulation of any material by false statement or representation concerning a registered company’s bus
• § 8649 — Conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a structural pest control operator, field representative, applicator, or registered company is a ground for
• § 865 — For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Mental health provider” means a physician and surgeon specializing in the practice of psychiatry, a psycho
• § 865.1 — Under no circumstances shall a mental health provider engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient under 18 years of age.
• § 865.2 — Any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a patient under 18 years of age by a mental health provider shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall subject a mental health provider to
• § 8650 — Acting in the capacity of a licensee or registered company under any of the licenses or registrations issued hereunder except: (a) In the name of the licensee or registered company as set forth upon t
• § 8651 — The performing or soliciting of structural pest control work, the inspecting for structural or household pests, or the applying of any pesticide for the purpose of eliminating, exterminating, controll
• § 8652 — Failure of a registered company to make and keep all inspection reports, field notes, contracts, documents, notices of work completed, and records, other than financial records, for a period of not le
• § 8653 — The failure of any registered company or agent or officer thereof, to pay any moneys due for any materials or services rendered in connection with its operations as a registered pest control company,
• § 8654 — Any individual who has been denied a license for any of the reasons specified in Section 8568, or who has had his or her license revoked, or whose license is under suspension, or who has failed to ren
• § 8655 — 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 structural pest control operato
• § 8656 — In addition to the remedies provided for in Section 125.
• § 8657 — The appointment of a receiver of the property of a licensee or registered company as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 564) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or the mak
• § 8658 — The board may bring an action to enjoin the violation of any provision of this chapter in any superior court in and for the county in which the violation has occurred.
• § 8660 — A disciplinary review committee consisting of three members shall be established for the purposes of reviewing appeals of orders issued pursuant to Section 8617.
• § 8662 — (a) Whenever the right of a structural pest control licensee or registered company to make pesticide applications is to be suspended or the licensee, registered company, or unlicensed individual is to
• § 8663 — (a) This section only applies to work conducted under a Branch 1 license.
• § 8664 — (a) This section only applies to work conducted under a Branch 1 license.
• § 8665 — The fact that an applicator is licensed shall not affect any liability or responsibility for disciplinary action of any operator, field representative, or registered company that employs or supervises
• § 8666 — It shall be unlawful for any licensee under this chapter to recommend or to perform any pest control corrective work under any contract or agreement that the licensee knows or has reason to know is in
• § 8670 — As used in this chapter, “original operator’s license” means an operator’s license that is not a renewal license.
• § 8671 — As used in this chapter, “renewal operator’s license” means a license issued to an individual who had an operator’s license unrevoked and unsuspended on June 30th of the preceding renewal period.
• § 8672 — As used in this chapter, “original field representative’s license” means a field representative’s license issued to an individual who did not have a license on the preceding June 30th.
• § 8672.1 — (a) As used in this chapter, “original applicator’s license” means an applicator’s license issued for an individual who did not have a license on the preceding June 30.
• § 8673 — License fees shall not be prorated unless an individual licensed as an operator, a field representative, or an applicator requests an earlier expiration date of one of the licenses in accordance with