SECTIONS 7570-7573 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 7570-7573

7570. The fees prescribed by this chapter are as follows:
(a) The application and examination fee for an original license
may not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(b) The application fee for an original branch office certificate
may not exceed thirty dollars ($30).
(c) The fee for an original license for a private investigator may
not exceed one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175).
(d) The renewal fee is as follows:
(1) For a license as a private investigator, the fee may not
exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(2) For a combination license as a private investigator and
private patrol operator under Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section
7580), AC or DC prefix, the fee may not exceed six hundred dollars
($600).
(3) For a branch office certificate for a private investigator,
the fee may not exceed thirty dollars ($30), and for a combination
private investigator and private patrol operator under Chapter 11.5
(commencing with Section 7580), the fee may not exceed forty dollars
($40).
(e) The delinquency fee is 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect
on the date of expiration.
(f) A reinstatement fee is equal to the amount of the renewal fee
plus the regular delinquency fee.
(g) The fee for reexamination of an applicant or his or her
manager may not exceed fifteen dollars ($15).

7570.1. The fee for processing fingerprints for all registrations
and licenses is that amount charged the bureau by the Department of
Justice.

7571. The Department of Consumer Affairs shall receive and account
for all money derived from the operation of this chapter and, at the
end of each month, shall report such money to the Controller and
shall pay it to the Treasurer, who shall keep the money in a separate
fund known as the Private Investigator Fund. All money in the
Private Investigator Fund shall be expended in accordance with law by
the bureau for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this
chapter when appropriated by the Legislature. Effective July 1, 1995,
the department shall propose a separate budget and expenditure
statement and a separate revenue statement outlining all money
derived from and expended for the licensing and regulation of private
investigators in accordance with this chapter.

7572. All money derived from the licensing and regulation of
private investigators shall be expended exclusively on the licensing
and regulation of private investigators. If, at the end of any fiscal
year, the money derived from the licensing of private investigators
and not expended pursuant to this section is an amount which equals
or is more than the money necessary for the regulation of private
investigators for the next two fiscal years, license or other fees
shall be reduced during the following fiscal year in an amount which
will reduce any surplus money derived from the licensing of private
investigators to an amount less than the money expended for the
regulation of private investigators for the next two fiscal years.

7573. Application or license fees shall not be refunded except in
accordance with Section 158.