SECTIONS 9830-9833 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 9830-9833

9830. Each service dealer shall pay the fee required by this
chapter for each place of business and each drop-off location, as
defined by bureau regulations, operated by him or her in this state
and shall register with the bureau upon forms prescribed by the
director. The forms shall contain sufficient information to identify
the service dealer, including name, address, retail seller's permit
number, if a permit is required under the Sales and Use Tax Law (Part
1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and
Taxation Code), a copy of the certificate of qualification as filed
with the Secretary of State if the service dealer is a foreign
corporation, and other identifying data to be prescribed by the
bureau. If the business is to be carried on under a fictitious name,
that fictitious name shall be stated. If the service dealer is a
partnership, identifying data shall be stated for each partner. If
the service dealer is a private company that does not file an annual
report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, data
shall be included for each of the officers and directors of the
company as well as for the individual in charge of each place of the
service dealer's business in the State of California, subject to any
regulations the director may adopt. If the service dealer is a
publicly held corporation or a private company that files an annual
report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it
shall be sufficient for purposes of providing data for each of the
officers and directors of the corporation or company to file with the
director the most recent annual report on Form 10-K that is filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A service dealer who does not operate a place of business in this
state, but who engages in the electronic repair industry or the
appliance repair industry in this state, shall hold a valid
registration issued by the bureau and shall pay the registration fee
required by this chapter as if he or she had a place of business in
this state.

9830.5. Each service contractor shall pay the fee required by this
chapter for each place of business operated by him or her in this
state and shall register with the bureau upon forms prescribed by the
director. The forms shall contain sufficient information to identify
the service contractor, including name, address, retail seller's
permit number, if a permit is required under the Sales and Use Tax
Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code), a copy of the certificate of
qualification as filed with the Secretary of State if the service
contractor is a foreign corporation, and other identifying data to be
prescribed by the bureau. If the business is to be carried on under
a fictitious name, that fictitious name shall be stated. If the
service contractor is a partnership, identifying data shall be stated
for each partner. If the service contractor is a private company
that does not file an annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, data shall be included for each of the
officers and directors of the company as well as for the individual
in charge of each place of the service contractor's business in the
State of California, subject to any regulations the director may
adopt. If the service contractor is a publicly held corporation or a
private company that files an annual report on Form 10-K with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, it shall be sufficient for
purposes of providing data for each of the officers and directors of
the corporation or company to file with the director the most recent
annual report on Form 10-K that is filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
A service contractor who does not operate a place of business in
this state but who sells, issues, or administers service contracts in
this state, shall hold a valid registration issued by the bureau and
shall pay the registration fee required by this chapter as if he or
she had a place of business in this state.
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2013,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date.

9831. Upon receipt of the form properly filled out and receipt of
the required fee, the director shall, provided the applicant has not
committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure
under Section 480, issue the registration and send a proof of
issuance to the service dealer. The director shall by regulation
prescribe conditions upon which a person whose registration has
previously been revoked or has previously been denied, may have his
or her registration issued.

9832. (a) Registrations issued under this chapter shall expire no
more than 12 months after the issue date. The expiration date of
registrations shall be set by the director in a manner to best
distribute renewal procedures throughout the year.
(b) To renew an unexpired registration, the service dealer shall,
on or before the expiration date of the registration, apply for
renewal on a form prescribed by the director, and pay the renewal fee
prescribed by this chapter.
(c) To renew an expired registration, the service dealer shall
apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the director, pay the
renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date, and pay all
accrued and unpaid delinquency and renewal fees.
(d) Renewal is effective on the date that the application is
filed, the renewal fee is paid, and all delinquency fees are paid.
(e) For purposes of implementing the distribution of the renewal
of registrations throughout the year, the director may extend by not
more than six months, the date fixed by law for renewal of a
registration, except that in that event any renewal fee that may be
involved shall be prorated in a manner that no person shall be
required to pay a greater or lesser fee than would have been required
had the change in renewal dates not occurred.

9832.5. (a) Registrations issued under this chapter shall expire no
more than 12 months after the issue date. The expiration date of
registrations shall be set by the director in a manner to best
distribute renewal procedures throughout the year.
(b) To renew an unexpired registration, the service contractor
shall, on or before the expiration date of the registration, apply
for renewal on a form prescribed by the director, and pay the renewal
fee prescribed by this chapter.
(c) To renew an expired registration, the service contractor shall
apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the director, pay the
renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date, and pay all
accrued and unpaid delinquency and renewal fees.
(d) Renewal is effective on the date that the application is
filed, the renewal fee is paid, and all delinquency fees are paid.
(e) For purposes of implementing the distribution of the renewal
of registrations throughout the year, the director may extend, by not
more than six months, the date fixed by law for renewal of a
registration, except that, in that event, any renewal fee that may be
involved shall be prorated in such a manner that no person shall be
required to pay a greater or lesser fee than would have been required
had the change in renewal dates not occurred.
(f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2013, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends
that date.

9833. A registrant shall notify the bureau in writing, within 30
days, of any change to the information provided by the form specified
in Section 9830. A service dealer shall not be required to notify
the bureau of employee changes. The director shall make regulations
prescribing the procedure for keeping the registration information
current.