SECTIONS 19170-19174 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 19170-19174

19170. (a) The fee imposed for the issuance and for the biennial
renewal of each license granted under this chapter shall be set by
the chief, with the approval of the director, at a sum not more nor
less than that shown in the following table:

Maximum Minimum
fee fee
Importer's license ........... $750 $120
Furniture and bedding
manufacturer's
license ...................... 750 120
Wholesale furniture and
bedding
dealer's license ............. 540 120
Supply dealer's license ...... 540 120
Custom upholsterer's license . 360 80
Sanitizer's license .......... 360 80
Retail furniture and bedding
dealer's license ............. 240 40
Retail furniture dealer's
license ...................... 120 20
Retail bedding dealer's
license ...................... 120 20

(b) Individuals who, in their own homes and without the employment
of any other person, make, sell, advertise, or contract to make
pillows, quilts, quilted pads, or comforters are exempt from the fee
requirements imposed by subdivision (a). However, these individuals
shall comply with all other provisions of this chapter.
(c) Retailers who only sell "used" and "antique" furniture as
defined in Sections 19008.1 and 19008.2 are exempt from the fee
requirements imposed by subdivision (a). Those retailers are also
exempt from the other provisions of this chapter.
(d) A person who makes, sells, or advertises upholstered furniture
and bedding as defined in Sections 19006 and 19007, and who also
makes, sells, or advertises furniture used exclusively for the
purpose of physical fitness and exercise, shall comply with the fee
requirements imposed by subdivision (a).
(e) A person who has paid the required fee and who is licensed
either as an upholstered furniture and bedding manufacturer or a
custom upholsterer under this chapter shall not be required to
additionally pay the fee for a sanitizer's license.

19170.3. The annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license
shall be fixed by the bureau in an amount not less than one thousand
eight hundred fifty dollars ($1,850) but not more than two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500).

19170.5. (a) Except as provided in Section 19170.3, licenses
issued under this chapter expire two years from the date of issuance.
To renew his or her license, a licensee shall, on or before the date
on which it would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form
prescribed by the chief, and pay the fees prescribed by Sections
19170 and 19213.1. If a licensee fails to renew his or her license
before its expiration, a delinquency fee of 20 percent, but not more
than one hundred dollars ($100), notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 163.5, shall be added to the renewal fee. If the renewal fee
and delinquency fee are not paid within 90 days after expiration of a
license, the licensee shall be assessed an additional penalty fee of
30 percent of the renewal fee.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a licensee may
renew an expired license within six years after expiration of the
license by filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by
the bureau, and paying all accrued renewal, delinquent, and penalty
fees.
(c) A license that is not renewed within six years of its
expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued,
but the holder of the license may apply for and obtain a new license
if both of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) No fact, circumstance, or condition exists which would justify
denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2) The licensee pays all renewal, delinquency, and penalty fees
that have accrued since the date on which the license was last
renewed.
(d) The bureau may impose conditions on any license issued
pursuant to subdivision (c).

19172. A person may not obtain a new license of the same class as
the license held during the last preceding license period, but may
renew the license previously held by him or her on payment of the
renewal fee and delinquency fee in effect on the last regular renewal
date before the date on which he or she applies for renewal provided
the license has not been canceled in accordance with Section
19170.5.

19173.5. Section 11002 of the Government Code authorizes the use of
the United States postal cancellation on the envelope in which the
fee is mailed, as the date of payment.

19174. All fees collected under this chapter shall be reported to
the Controller and paid to the Treasurer and credited to the Home
Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund, to be expended only for the
purposes of the bureau and in carrying out this chapter.