SECTIONS 6980.79-6980.84 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 6980.79-6980.84

6980.79. The fees prescribed by this chapter are those fixed in the
following schedule:
(a) A locksmith license application fee may not exceed thirty
dollars ($30).
(b) An original license and renewal fee for a locksmith license
may not exceed forty-five dollars ($45).
(c) A branch office registration fee and branch office renewal fee
may not exceed thirty-five dollars ($35).
(d) Notwithstanding Section 163.5, the reinstatement fee as
required by Section 6980.28 is the amount equal to the renewal fee
plus a penalty of 50 percent thereof.
(e) An initial registration fee for an employee may not exceed
twenty dollars ($20).
(f) A registration renewal fee for an employee performing the
services of a locksmith may not exceed twenty dollars ($20).
(g) The fingerprint processing fee is that amount charged the
bureau by the Department of Justice.
(h) All applicants seeking a license pursuant to this chapter
shall also remit to the bureau the fingerprint fee that is charged to
the bureau by the Department of Justice.
(i) The fee for a "Certificate of Licensure" may not exceed twenty
dollars ($20).
(j) A delinquency fee is the amount equal to the renewal fee plus
a penalty of 50 percent thereof.

6980.80. The initial application fee is considered an earned fee at
the time an application for a license is received by the bureau. No
refund shall be made to the applicant in the event that the applicant
is found to lack the required qualifications, or is otherwise denied
a license pursuant to this chapter.

6980.81. (a) The bureau shall report each month to the Controller
the amount and source of all revenue received pursuant to this
chapter and shall pay the entire amount thereof into the State
Treasury for credit to the Private Security Services Fund.
(b) All moneys paid into the Private Security Services Fund
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be used for the purposes of this
chapter.

6980.82. The director shall furnish one copy of the licensing law
and rules and regulations to any applicant or licensee without
charge. The director shall charge and collect a fee equivalent to the
cost of producing such laws, rules and regulations, manuals, or
guides, plus sales tax for each additional copy which may be
furnished on request to any applicant or licensee, and for each copy
furnished on request to any other person. All moneys derived pursuant
to this section, except for any sales tax collected, shall be used
to cover the costs of producing copies of these laws, rules and
regulations, manuals, or guides. All moneys collected for sales tax
shall be remitted to the State Board of Equalization.

6980.83. Application or licensee fees shall not be refunded except
in accordance with Section 158.

6980.84. (a) There shall be a separate budget and expenditure
statement, and a separate revenue statement, outlining all moneys
derived from, and expended for, the licensing and regulation of
locksmiths and registrants in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
(b) If, at the end of any fiscal year, the moneys derived from the
licensing of locksmiths and registrants is in surplus in an amount
equal or greater than the moneys necessary for the regulation of
locksmiths and registrants for the next two fiscal years, license or
other fees shall be reduced during the following fiscal year by an
amount that will reduce any surplus moneys derived from the licensing
of locksmiths and registrants to an amount less than the moneys
expended for the regulation of locksmiths and registrants for the
next two fiscal years.