California § 7599.70 - The bureau shall establish and assess fees and penalties for licensure and regist
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§ 7599.70. The bureau shall establish and assess fees and penalties for licensure and regist
The bureau shall establish and assess fees and penalties for licensure and registration as follows: (a) An alarm company operator license application fee shall be at least three hundred seventy dollars ($370) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed four hundred seven dollars ($407). (b) An original license fee for an alarm company operator license shall be at least six hundred dollars ($600) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed six hundred sixty dollars ($660). A renewal fee for an alarm company operator license shall be seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed eight hundred twenty-five dollars ($825). (c) A qualified manager certificate application and examination fee shall be at least three hundred fifty dollars ($350) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed three hundred eighty-five dollars ($385). (d) A renewal fee for a qualified manager certificate shall be at least two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed two hundred forty-eight dollars ($248). (e) An original license fee for a branch office certificate shall be at least two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275). A renewal fee for a branch office certificate shall be at least one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165). (f) Notwithstanding Section 163.5, the reinstatement fee as required by Sections 7593.12 and 7598.17 is the amount equal to the renewal fee plus a penalty of 50 percent thereof. (g) A fee for reexamination of an applicant for a qualified manager shall be at least sixty dollars ($60) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed sixty-six dollars ($66). (h) An initial registration fee for an alarm agent shall be at least fifty-five dollars ($55) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed sixty dollars ($60). (i) A registration renewal fee for an alarm agent shall be at least forty dollars ($40) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed forty-four dollars ($44). (j) A firearms permit fee shall be at least one hundred dollars ($100) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed one hundred ten dollars ($110), and a firearms permit renewal fee shall be at least eighty dollars ($80) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed eighty-eight dollars ($88). (k) The fingerprint processing fee is that amount charged the bureau by the Department of Justice. (l) The processing fee required pursuant to Section 7598.14 is the amount equal to the expenses incurred to provide a photo identification card. (m) The fee for a Certificate of Licensure, as specified in Section 7593.8, shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). (n) The delinquency fee is 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of expiration, but not less than twenty-five dollars ($25). (o) The processing fee for the assignment of an alarm company operator license pursuant to Section 7593.15 shall be at least four hundred dollars ($400) and may be increased to an amount not to exceed four hundred forty dollars ($440). (p) The fee for the replacement of a lost or destroyed registration card, license, certificate, or permit authorized by this chapter shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). The request for a replacement of a registration card, license, certificate, or permit shall be made in the manner prescribed by the bureau. (q) The fee for an endorsed verification of licensure, certification, registration, or permit shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). The verification document shall include the license, certificate, registration, or permit number, the license, certificate, registration, or permit history and current status, the date of the endorsement, an embossed seal, and the signature of the chief. (r) The reinstatement fee following a suspension pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 7599.34 and Section 7599.62 shall be 25 percent of the renewal fee.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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