SECTIONS 7588-7588.5 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 7588-7588.5

7588. The fees prescribed by this chapter are as follows:
(a) The application and examination fee for an original license
for a private patrol operator may not exceed five hundred dollars
($500).
(b) The application fee for an original branch office certificate
for a private patrol operator may not exceed two hundred fifty
dollars ($250).
(c) The fee for an original license for a private patrol operator
may not exceed seven hundred dollars ($700).
(d) The renewal fee is as follows:
(1) For a license as a private patrol operator, the fee may not
exceed seven hundred dollars ($700).
(2) For a combination license as a private investigator under
Chapter 11.3 (commencing with Section 7512) and private patrol
operator, AC or DC prefix, the fee may not exceed six hundred dollars
($600).
(3) For a branch office certificate for a combination private
investigator under Chapter 11.3 (commencing with Section 7512) and
private patrol operator, the fee may not exceed forty dollars ($40),
and for a private patrol operator, the fee may not exceed
seventy-five dollars ($75).
(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 shall be the actual cost to the bureau for developing,
purchasing, grading, and administering each examination.
(h) Registration fees pursuant to this chapter are as follows:
(1) A registration fee for a security guard shall not exceed fifty
dollars ($50).
(2) A security guard registration renewal fee shall not exceed
thirty-five dollars ($35).
(i) Fees to carry out other provisions of this chapter are as
follows:
(1) A firearms qualification fee may not exceed eighty dollars
($80).
(2) A firearms requalification fee may not exceed sixty dollars
($60).
(3) An initial baton certification fee may not exceed fifty
dollars ($50).
(4) An application fee and renewal fee for certification as a
firearms training facility or a baton training facility may not
exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
(5) An application fee and renewal fee for certification as a
firearms training instructor or a baton training instructor may not
exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

7588.1. The fee for processing fingerprints for all registrations
and licenses is that amount charged the bureau by the Department of
Justice.

7588.2. 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 Security Services Fund. All money
in the Private Security Services 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 security services in accordance with this
chapter.

7588.2. (a) A peace officer of this state or a political
subdivision thereof who engages in off-duty employment solely and
exclusively as a security guard or security officer, and who is
required to be registered as a security guard or security officer
pursuant to this chapter, shall only be subject to the fees required
by subdivision (h) of Section 7588.
(b) A peace officer shall also be subject to the fees required by
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (i) of Section 7588 if the
peace officer carries or uses a firearm as part of the off-duty
employment and has not received approval of his or her primary
employer, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (i) of Section
7583.9, to carry a firearm while working as a security guard or
security officer, and has not submitted verification of that approval
to the bureau pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 7583.9.

7588.3. All money derived from the licensing and regulation of
persons licensed under this chapter shall be expended exclusively on
the licensing and regulation of these persons. If, at the end of any
fiscal year, the money derived from this licensing and not expended
pursuant to this section is an amount which equals or is more than
the money necessary for the regulation of licensees 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 to an amount less than the money
expended for the regulation of licensees for the next two fiscal
years.

7588.4. Application or license fees shall not be refunded except in
accordance with Section 158.

7588.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
Consumer Affairs is authorized to temporarily reduce fees required
by either paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 7588, or
both, upon receipt of federal funds by the Department of Consumer
Affairs for implementation of this act or any enhancement of private
security services in this state, provided that the funds received are
sufficient to justify the reduction.