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- § 17531.3. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1
- § 17529.9. The provisions of this article are severable. If any provision of this article or
- § 17530.5. It is a misdemeanor for any person, including an individual, firm, corporation, a
- § 17530.7. It is unlawful for any person, other than a funeral director as defined in Sectio
- § 17531.7. No manufacturer, processor, or distributor of television picture tubes shall sell
- § 17531.8. No person other than a purchaser at retail for his own use and consumption shall
- § 17532. It is unlawful wilfully or knowingly, with intent to defraud, to sell or exchange
- § 17533.6. Except as described in subdivisions (b) and (c), it is unlawful for any person, f
- § 17533.6.5. Notwithstanding any other law, a person, firm, corporation, or association that i
- § 17533.7. It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell or offer
- § 17534. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association or any employee or agen
- § 17534.5. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this c
- § 17535.5. Any person who intentionally violates any injunction issued pursuant to Section 1
- § 17536. Penalty for Violations of Chapter; Proceedings; Disposition of Proceeds (a) Any p
- § 17537. It is unlawful for any person to use the term
- § 17537.1. It is unlawful for any person, or an employee, agent, or independent contractor e
- § 17537.2. The following, when used as part of an advertising plan or program defined in Sec
- § 17537.4. If the person making an offer subject to Section 17537 or to subdivision (a) of S
- § 17537.6. It is unlawful for any person to make any untrue or misleading statements in any
- § 17537.8. It is unlawful for any person to make any untrue or misleading statements in any
- § 17537.9. It is unlawful for any person to make any untrue or misleading statements in any
- § 17537.10. It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, or any other busin
- § 17537.12. This section shall be known and may be cited as the Truth in Music Advertising Ac
- § 17537.15. For purposes of this section,
- § 17538. It is unlawful in the sale or lease or offering for sale or lease of goods or ser
- § 17538.3. The provisions of Section 17538 do not apply to any of the following, except that
- § 17538.41.
- § 17538.43. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1)
- § 17538.45. For purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1
- § 17538.7. It is unlawful for a seller to advertise any payment, number of payments, or peri
- § 17538.9. For the purposes of this section: (1)
- § 17539.1. The following unfair acts or practices undertaken by, or omissions of, any person
- § 17539.15. Solicitation materials containing sweepstakes entry materials or solicitation mat
- § 17539.3. Sections 17539.1 and 17539.2 do not apply to a game conducted to promote the sale
- § 17539.35. No person shall advertise, offer, or operate any contest, as defined in subdivisi
- § 17539.5. For purposes of this section and Sections 17539.55 and 17539.6: (1)
- § 17539.55. It shall be unlawful to operate a sweepstakes in this state through the use of a
- § 17539.6. Any broadcast or print advertisement or notice that contains a 900 number shall b
- § 17550.1.
- § 17550.2.
- § 17550.5.
- § 17538.5. It is unlawful in the sale or offering for sale of consumer goods or services for
- § 22391. When a deposit has been made in lieu of a bond pursuant to Section 995.710 of the
- § 22392. Every invention developer shall maintain all records and correspondence relating
- § 22411.2. The provisions of Section 22411 shall not apply to factory or dealer installed ra
- § 22435.1. The provisions of Section 22435.2 shall apply when a shopping cart or a laundry c
- § 22435.7. The Legislature hereby finds that the retrieval by local governmental agencies of
- § 22435.7.5. The Legislature hereby finds that the retrieval by local governmental agencies of
- § 22435.8. This article shall not invalidate an ordinance of, or be construed to prohibit th
- § 22388. Failure to make the disclosure required by Article 4 (commencing with Section 223
- § 10071. The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this part and of Chapter 1 (comm
- § 10076. Each deputy shall, after his appointment, take and subscribe to the constitutiona
- § 10080. The commissioner may adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations that are reaso
- § 10080.9. If, upon inspection, examination, or investigation, the commissioner has cause to
- § 10081. Whenever the commissioner believes from evidence satisfactory to him that any per
- § 10083. The commissioner may periodically issue a bulletin containing matter relating to
- § 10051. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor.
- § 10086. If the commissioner determines through an investigation that (1) a person has eng
- § 10087. In addition to acting pursuant to the authority provided under Sections 10086, 10
- § 10088. After the filing of a desist and refrain order or a bar order, or the commencemen
- § 10103. The lapsing or suspension of a license by operation of law or by order or decisio
- § 10106. Except as otherwise provided by law, in any order issued in resolution of a disci
- § 10131.01. Subdivision (b) of Section 10131 does not apply to (1) the manager of a hotel, mo
- § 10131.1. A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is also a person who engages
- § 10131.2. A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is also a person who engages
- § 10131.5. A nonresident of California may become a real estate broker by conforming to all
- § 10131.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person licensed as a real estate br
- § 10131.7. It is unlawful for any real estate licensee acting under authority of Section 101
- § 10133.1. Subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 10131, Section 10131.1, Article 5 (commencing
- § 10133.2. The provisions of Sections 10016, 10131, 10131.1, and 10132 do not apply to any s
- § 10133.5. The provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 10230) do not apply to any p
- § 10135. When a lease or leasing is referred to in this article, it includes any lease, wh
- § 10137.1. Nothing contained in this division shall preclude a partnership from performing a
- § 10140.6. A real estate licensee shall not publish, circulate, distribute, or cause to be p
- § 10140.8.
- § 10141.6. A real estate broker who engages in escrow activities for five or more transactio
- § 6535. The bureau shall approve or deny licensure in a timely manner to applicants who a
- § 6560. A licensee shall keep complete and accurate client records, and shall make those
- § 6561. A licensee shall initially, and annually thereafter, file with the bureau a state
- § 6540. Individuals, entities, agencies, and associations that propose to offer education
- § 6562. The annual statement shall be filed with the bureau 60 days prior to the expirati
- § 6580.
- § 6581. A licensee, or an agent working on behalf of a licensee, including an attorney, s
- § 6581.1. Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to evade the provisions of this chapter,
- § 6583. The bureau shall establish a system of administrative citations and fines under S
- § 6584. A license issued under this chapter may be suspended, revoked, denied, or other d
- § 6590. All fees collected by the bureau shall be paid into the Professional Fiduciary Fu
- § 6700. This chapter constitutes the chapter on professional engineers. It may be cited a
- § 6702.
- § 6705. A subordinate is any person who assists a registered professional engineer in the
- § 6706.3. Any reference in any law or regulation to a registered engineer, or to a register
- § 6735. All civil (including structural and geotechnical) engineering plans, calculations
- § 6735.3. All electrical engineering plans, specifications, calculations, and reports (here
- § 6735.4. All mechanical engineering plans, specifications, calculations, and reports (here
- § 6736. No person shall use the title,
- § 6737.1. This chapter does not prohibit any person from preparing plans, drawings, or spec
- § 6737.2. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a civil engineer, registered under the pro
- § 6738. This chapter does not prohibit one or more civil, electrical, or mechanical engin
- § 6742. Any person, firm, or corporation holding a license as real estate broker or real
- § 6746.1. The provisions of this chapter pertaining to licensure of professional engineers,
- § 6734.1. Any person practices electrical engineering when he professes to be an electrical
- § 6749. A professional engineer shall use a written contract when contracting to provide
- § 6751.5. The board shall by rule establish the criteria to be used for approving curricula
- § 6753.5. All applicants shall be given equal credit for engineering experience in the arme
- § 6757. Applicants who profess to be qualified in more than one branch of engineering sha
- § 6758. An applicant failing in an examination may be examined again upon filing a new ap
- § 6763.1. An applicant to use the title
- § 6763.5. If an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, for certification as an
- § 6748. Notwithstanding Section 6747, this chapter applies to engineering work approved b
- § 6713. Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time
- § 6714. The board shall appoint an executive officer at a salary to be fixed and determin
- § 6717. The board may, by regulation, define the scope of each branch of professional eng
- § 6718. Any member of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony and proofs co
- § 6726.1. Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the board
- § 6796.1. A suspended certificate is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided
- § 6798. The board may make refunds of all fees in accordance with Section 158 of this cod
- § 6799. The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in
- § 6980. The following terms as used in this chapter have the meaning expressed in this ar
- § 6980.1. There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Bureau of Security and Investi
- § 6980.5. It shall be the duty of the chief to initiate and conduct investigations into the
- § 6980.9. It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with Section 128.5 of the Busines
- § 6980.10. No person shall engage within this state in the activities of a locksmith as defi
- § 6980.12. This chapter does not apply to the following persons: (a) A person, or his or her
- § 6980.13. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with anot
- § 6980.14. The superior court in and for the county where any person has engaged or is about
- § 6770.3. The requirements of Sections 6770, 6770.1, and 6770.2 shall apply if a party to t
- § 6770.5. The board may adopt regulations to further define the reporting requirements of S
- § 6775. The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, invest
- § 6775.2. The failure of, or refusal by, a licensee or a certificate holder to respond to a
- § 6777. The board may reissue a certificate of registration, certification, or authority,
- § 6780. A petitioner may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of penalty,
- § 6787. A person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Unless the
- § 6795. Certificates of registration as a professional engineer, and certificates of auth
- § 6770. A licensee shall report to the board in writing the occurrence of any of the foll
- § 6726.2. Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be an expert in the branch
- § 6728. The board, when it deems necessary, may establish professional engineers review c
- § 6728.5. The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of Chapt
- § 6731.2. Any registered civil engineer may offer to practice, procure, and offer to procur
- § 6732.3. Any person who has received from the board a license in corrosion, manufacturing,
- § 6733. It is unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any plans, specifications, plats, repo
- § 6980.19. If the applicant for a license is an individual, the application shall state the
- § 6980.22. No new or original license shall be issued to any applicant pending final disposi
- § 6980.28. A locksmith license not renewed within three years following its expiration may n
- § 6980.30. A locksmith whose license has been canceled pursuant to this article, may obtain
- § 6980.31. No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred to another person
- § 6980.35. A licensee desiring to operate a locksmith business at a location other than the
- § 6980.40. Upon receipt of the application for a branch office registration, the chief shall
- § 7026.1. The term
- § 7026.2. For the purposes of this chapter,
- § 7026.11. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the permissible scope of work for the
- § 7027.5. A landscape contractor working within the classification for which the license is
- § 7028. Unless exempted from this chapter, it is a misdemeanor for a person to engage in
- § 7028.2. A criminal complaint pursuant to this chapter may be brought by the Attorney Gene
- § 7028.5. It is unlawful for a person who is or has been a partner, officer, director, mana
- § 7028.7. If upon inspection or investigation, either upon complaint or otherwise, the regi
- § 7028.10. Any person served with a citation under Section 7028.7 may appeal to the registra
- § 6980.41. Every branch office registration issued under this chapter shall be subject to th
- § 6980.42. Within seven days after commencing employment, any employee of a locksmith who is
- § 6980.47. If the director determines that continued employment of an applicant or registran
- § 6980.49. A licensee shall at all times be responsible for ascertaining that his or her emp
- § 6980.55. Any locksmith who knowingly and willfully opens any residence, or commercial esta
- § 6980.58. A licensee shall at all times be responsible for those actions of his or her empl
- § 6980.60. No licensee or employee shall conduct business from any location other than the l
- § 6980.65. No licensee or person shall aid and abet an unlicensed or nonexempt locksmith in
- § 6980.75. A record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence
- § 6980.76. The proceedings of the bureau to deny a license application, or to revoke or susp
- § 6980.79. The fees prescribed by this chapter are those fixed in the following schedule: (a
- § 6980.80. The initial application fee is considered an earned fee at the time an applicatio
- § 6980.83. Application or licensee fees shall not be refunded except in accordance with Sect
- § 6981. Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the bureau, as set forth
- § 7000.6. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Contractors State
- § 7002. One member of the board shall be a general engineering contractor, two members sh
- § 7005. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or n
- § 6980.71. The director may deny a license or registration regulated by this chapter on the
- § 7007. Eight members constitute a quorum at a board meeting. Due notice of each meeting
- § 7009. Any member or committee of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony
- § 7011.3. The registrar shall not assess a civil penalty against a licensed contractor who
- § 7012. The registrar, with the approval of the board and the director, may, when funds a
- § 7014. The board may procure equipment and records necessary to carry out the provisions
- § 7016. Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Sec
- § 7017.3. The Contractors State License Board shall report annually to the Legislature, not
- § 7018. The board shall maintain the current contractor license check search function on
- § 7020. The board shall maintain a computerized enforcement tracking system for consumer
- § 7028.13. After the exhaustion of the review procedures provided for in Sections 7028.10 to
- § 7028.15. It is a misdemeanor for any person to submit a bid to a public agency in order to
- § 7029. A joint venture license is a license issued to any combination of individuals, co
- § 7030. Except for contractors writing home improvement contracts pursuant to Section 715
- § 7030.5. Every person licensed pursuant to this chapter shall include his license number i
- § 7031. Except as provided in subdivision (e), no person engaged in the business or actin
- § 7036. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Attorney General may bri
- § 7040. This chapter does not apply to an authorized representative of the United States
- § 7042.1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, gas, heat, or electrical co
- § 7043. This chapter does not apply to any construction, repair or operation incidental t
- § 7044. This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) An owner who builds or i
- § 7044.1. This chapter does not apply to a real estate licensee acting within the course an
- § 7046. This chapter does not apply to any construction, alteration, improvement, or repa
- § 7051. This chapter does not apply to a licensed architect or a registered civil or prof
- § 7054.5. The licensing provisions of this chapter do not apply to any person registered un
- § 7057. Except as provided in this section, a general building contractor is a contractor
- § 7057.5. A residential remodeling contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting b
- § 7058.6. The board shall not issue an asbestos certification, as required by Section 7058.
- § 7058.7. No contractor may engage in a removal or remedial action, as defined in subdivisi
- § 7059. The board may adopt reasonably necessary rules and regulations to effect the clas
- § 7065. Under rules and regulations adopted by the board and approved by the director, th
- § 7065.01. Notwithstanding Section 7065, no trade examination shall be required of an applic
- § 7065.1. Notwithstanding Section 7065, the registrar may waive the examination for a contr
- § 7065.2. Notwithstanding Section 7065, the registrar may waive the examination for a contr
- § 7066. To obtain an original license, an applicant shall submit to the registrar an appl
- § 7068. The board shall require an applicant to show the degree of knowledge and experien
- § 7068.1. The person qualifying on behalf of an individual or firm under paragraph (1), (2)
- § 7068.2. If the responsible managing officer, responsible managing employee, responsible m
- § 7068.5. It is a misdemeanor for any person other than the examinee named in the applicati
- § 7071. No license shall be issued to a corporation, partnership, limited liability compa
- § 7071.4. Each person licensed under the provisions of this chapter and subject to any of t
- § 7071.5. The contractor
- § 7071.6. The board shall require as a condition precedent to the issuance, reinstatement,
- § 7071.8. This section applies to an application for a license, for renewal or restoration
- § 7071.9.
- § 7071.10. The qualifying individual
- § 7071.11. The aggregate liability of a surety on a claim for wages and fringe benefits brou
- § 7071.13. Any reference by a contractor in his advertising, soliciting, or other presentmen
- § 7071.15. If a licensee fails to maintain a sufficient bond required by this article, the l
- § 7071.17. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall require, as a conditi
- § 7071.18. Notwithstanding any other law, a licensee shall report to the registrar in writin
- § 7071.19. As a condition of the issuance, reinstatement, reactivation, or continued valid u
- § 7071.20. A licensee shall report to the registrar in writing within 90 days after the lice
- § 7071.21. An insurer providing a licensee commercial general liability insurance, construct
- § 7073. The registrar may deny any application for a license or supplemental classificati
- § 7074. Except as otherwise provided by this section, an application for an original lice
- § 7075. The license shall be displayed in the licensee
- § 7095. The decision may: (1) Provide for the immediate complete suspension by the licens
- § 7097. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7121 and 7122, when any license has be
- § 7099.1. The board shall promulgate regulations covering the formulation of an order of co
- § 7099.6. The failure of a licensee to comply with a citation after it is final is a ground
- § 7099.7. No order for payment of a civil penalty shall be made against any bond required p
- § 7099.8. Notwithstanding any other law, if a person cited pursuant to Section 7028.7 or 70
- § 7099.9. If, upon investigation, the registrar has probable cause to believe that a licens
- § 7099.10. If, upon investigation, the registrar has probable cause to believe that a licens
- § 7102. After suspension of a license upon any of the grounds set forth in this chapter,
- § 7106. The suspension or revocation of license as in this chapter provided may also be e
- § 7107. Abandonment without legal excuse of any construction project or operation engaged
- § 7109.5. Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Article 12 (commencing wi
- § 7111.1. The failure of, or refusal by, a licensee to respond to a written request of the
- § 7112.1. Any classification that has been added to an existing license record as a result
- § 7114.1. Any licensee whose signature appears on a falsified certificate in support of an
- § 7116. The doing of any wilful or fraudulent act by the licensee as a contractor in cons
- § 7117.6. Acting in the capacity of a contractor in a classification other than that curren
- § 7119. Wilful failure or refusal without legal excuse on the part of a licensee as a con
- § 7075.1. No license, regardless of type or classification, shall be transferable to any ot
- § 7076. An individual license shall be canceled upon the death of a person licensed as an
- § 7076.5. A contractor may inactivate their license by submitting a form prescribed by the
- § 7080.5. When an application has been accepted by the registrar, the name and address of t
- § 7083.1. A licensee whose license is expired or suspended, and is renewable under Section
- § 7084. The registrar, with the approval of the director may adopt and promulgate the rul
- § 7085. After investigating any verified complaint alleging a violation of Section 7107,
- § 7085.5. Arbitrations of disputes arising out of cases filed with or by the board shall be
- § 7085.6.
- § 7085.7. A complainant may enforce an arbitrator
- § 7090. The registrar may upon his or her own motion and shall upon the verified complain
- § 7090.1.
- § 7091.
- § 7121.8. For purposes of this article,
- § 7123. A conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions an
- § 7124.6. The registrar shall make available to members of the public the date, nature, and
- § 7125. Except as provided in subdivision (b), the board shall require as a condition pre
- § 7125.2. The failure of a licensee to obtain or maintain workers
- § 7125.3. A contractor shall be considered duly licensed during all periods in which the re
- § 7125.4. The filing of the exemption certificate prescribed by this article that is false,
- § 7121.5. A person who was the qualifying individual on a revoked license, or of a license
- § 7121.6. An individual who meets all of the following criteria shall not perform any act r
- § 7127.
- § 7135. The fees and civil penalties received under this chapter shall be deposited in th
- § 7137. The board may set fees by regulation. These fees shall be set according to the fo
- § 7138. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a fee paid in connection with a servi
- § 7139. This article shall be known as the Construction Management Education Sponsorship
- § 7139.3. The board may award grants to qualified public postsecondary educational institut
- § 7139.9. The board may allocate up to fifteen thousand dollars (
- § 7139.10. It is the intent of the Legislature that state funding for the grants authorized
- § 7141.5. The registrar shall grant the retroactive renewal of a license if, within 90 days
- § 7125.6.
- § 7184. A person shall qualify as a certified asbestos consultant by meeting all of the f
- § 7187. When a building owner or operator contracts with an asbestos consultant or site s
- § 7189.5. This article shall apply to asbestos abatement projects within the meaning of asb
- § 7191. If a contract for work on residential property with four or fewer units contains
- § 7195. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1)
- § 7195.5. For purposes of improving landscape water use and irrigation efficiency, a home i
- § 7195.7. A home inspector shall not give an opinion of valuation on a property.
- § 7196. It is the duty of a home inspector who is not licensed as a general contractor, s
- § 7197. It is an unfair business practice for a home inspector, a company that employs th
- § 7198. Contractual provisions that purport to waive the duty owed pursuant to Section 71
- § 7202. A guide dog school shall submit to the Department of Consumer Affairs on or befor
- § 7301. This chapter constitutes the chapter on hair, skin, nail care, and electrolysis a
- § 7159.5. This section applies to all home improvement contracts, as defined in Section 715
- § 7159.9. Section 7159 does not apply to the sale, installation, and servicing of a fire al
- § 7159.10.
- § 7159.11. A violation of any provision of Section 7159.10 by a licensee, or a person subjec
- § 7159.14. This section applies to a service and repair contract as defined in Section 7159.
- § 7161. It is a misdemeanor for any person to engage in any of the following acts, the co
- § 7163. No contract for home improvement shall be enforceable against the buyer if the ob
- § 7164. Notwithstanding Section 7044, every contract and any changes in a contract, betwe