California § 716.5 - Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the issuing state report

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 716.5 — Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the issuing state report, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 716.5. Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the issuing state report

(a) Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the issuing state reporting the failure of a violator to comply with the terms of a citation, the licensing authority shall notify the violator and shall initiate a suspension action. The licensing authority shall suspend the violator’s license privileges, in accordance with the requirements of due process, until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the wildlife citation has been furnished to the licensing authority. (b) Upon receipt of a report of conviction from the licensing authority of the issuing state, the licensing authority of the home state may enter that conviction in its records and may treat the conviction as though it occurred in the home state for the purposes of the suspension of license privileges, if the violation that resulted in the conviction would constitute a wildlife violation in the home state. (c) The licensing authority of the home state shall maintain a record of actions taken and shall make reports to issuing states as provided in the compact manual.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About California § 716.5

What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 716.5 cover?

Section 716.5 ("Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the issuing state report") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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