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California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2740


Introduced by Assembly Member Bonilla

(Principal coauthor: Senator Lieu)

February 26, 2014


An act to amend Sections 9810, 9812.5, 9830.5, 9832.5, 9847.5, 9849, 9851, 9853, 9855.9, 9860, 9862.5,begin delete and 9863end deletebegin insert 9863, and 9873end insert of the Business and Professions Code, relating to consumer affairs.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2740, as amended, Bonilla. Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation.

Existing law, the Electronic Appliance Repair Dealer Registration Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of electronic appliance and repair dealers by the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation and makes a failure to comply with its provisions of a crime. Existing law establishes the bureau under the supervision and control of the Director of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires the director to administer and enforce those provisions relating to the licensure and regulation of electronic and appliance repair service dealers and persons engaged in various businesses associated with home furnishings. Under existing law the Governor is required to appoint a chief of the bureau to serve under the direction and supervision of the director, as specified.

This bill would extend the operation of the act to January 1, 2019, and would require that the powers and duties of the bureau, as provided, be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature as if these provisions were scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2019. By extending the operation of some of these provisions, the violation of which is a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
2following:

3(1) The Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home
4Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation is within the Department of
5Consumer Affairs, its mission is “to protect and serve consumers
6while ensuring a competent and fair marketplace,” and its mandate
7includes making protection of the public its highest priority in
8exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.

9(2) The California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal
10Insulation was established in 1911 in Assembly Bill 547 (Ch. 73,
11Stats. 1911) in response to unscrupulous manufacturing practices
12in the mattress industry, which contributed to the fires following
13the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

14(3) The California Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair
15was established in 1963 under the Electronic and Appliance Repair
16Dealer Registration Law in Senate Bill 1292 (Ch. 1492, Stats.
171963) in response to growing concerns to consumers and law
18enforcement agencies about fraud and negligence in the television
19repair industry.

20(4) In 2009, Assembly Bill 20 (Chapter 18 of the Fourth
21 Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of 2009), officially merged
P3    1the Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation with the
2Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair together to create the
3Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings,
4and Thermal Insulation.

5(5) Today, the bureau licenses and regulates over 40,000
6businesses, including businesses that engage in the repair of
7electronics and appliances, the sale and administration of service
8contracts, and the manufacture, sale, or maintenance of upholstered
9home furnishings, bedding, and thermal insulation. In addition,
10the bureau adopts regulations and ensures compliance with the
11law; inspects businesses and conducts investigations; conducts
12research on, develops standards for, and tests upholstered furniture,
13bedding, and thermal insulation products to confirm they meet
14specified standards; handles consumer complaints; and initiates
15disciplinary action against businesses that violate statutory or
16regulatory requirements.

17(6) On March 10, 2014, the Assembly Business, Professions
18and Consumer Protection Committee and the Senate Business,
19Professions and Economic Development Committee (the
20committees) held a joint oversight sunset hearing and prepared a
21background paper on the bureau.

22(7) While the hearing and the background paper found the
23bureau in good standing, it also identified areas for followup and
24requested the bureau to report back to the committees on specific
25issues, which include all of the following:

26(A) While the bureau is in good fiscal standing, its revenues are
27projected to stay the same over the next few years and the cost of
28doing business is projected to rise over time, potentially leading
29to a long-term deficit. The bureau should report to the committees
30any planned efforts to increase its revenues and reduce its
31expenditures, and whether, or when, it might seek a statutory fee
32increase in the future.

33(B) For the 2013-14 fiscal year, the Bureau’s Electronic and
34Appliance Repair Fund and the Home Furnishings and Thermal
35Insulation Fund are expected to spend roughly 37 percent and 19
36 percent of their budgets, respectively, on the pro rata costs to the
37department. The bureau should advise the committees about the
38bases upon which pro rata costs are calculated, and whether it
39could achieve cost savings by dealing with more of its consumer
40complaints in-house.

P4    1(C) Currently, electronic and appliance repair and thermal
2insulation licenses are renewed annually, and home furnishings
3licenses are renewed biennially. The bureau should examine the
4pros and cons of requiring biennial renewals instead of annual
5license renewals for all licensees.

6(D) In its last sunset review report in 1995, the department
7studied both the electronic and appliance repair market and the
8home furnishings and thermal insulation market to determine
9whether regulatory activities were appropriate, necessary, and
10should be continued, and recommended areas of deregulation and
11areas to monitor in order to better target resources and evaluate
12consumer risk and impact. The bureau should conduct market
13condition assessments to study both of these markets and determine
14if current statutes and regulations reflect the needs of the markets,
15where risk to consumers is the greatest, where resources could be
16refocused or expanded, and whether continued regulation is clearly
17necessary across all segments of these markets.

18(E) The bureau issues a separate furniture retailer license,
19bedding retailer license, combination furniture and bedding retailer
20license, sanitizer license, and custom upholsterer license. The
21bureau may consider whether it should consolidate any of its
22licenses, and whether it should continue to regulate, or issue,
23stand-alone licenses to sanitizers and custom upholsterers.

24(F) The bureau has reported high product failure rates, which
25are primarily attributed to technical violations of flammability,
26product labeling, and feather and down standards. The bureau
27should reexamine its testing protocols to ensure that it has the
28information it needs to appropriately identify areas of highest risk
29to consumers, and reexamine its standards, especially feather and
30down and product labeling standards, to determine if some
31standards could be relaxed, presuming there is no appreciable
32impact on consumer safety, whether standards should be clarified
33or better advertised, or whether penalties for violations are too low
34to act as a proper deterrent.

35(G) The bureau is scheduled to go live on the department’s
36BreEZe system in late 2015. The bureau should update the
37committees on the status of its implementation of BreEZe,
38including whether the system will accommodate the bureau’s
39current and future needs.

P5    1(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the bureau examine
2and respond to the issues and recommendations specified in
3subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of paragraph (7) of subdivision
4(a) that were identified in the background paper, and report back
5to the committees by July 1, 2015, with its findings.

6

SEC. 2.  

Section 9810 of the Business and Professions Code is
7amended to read:

8

9810.  

(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a
9Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings,
10and Thermal Insulation, under the supervision and control of the
11director. The director shall administer and enforce the provisions
12of this chapter and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19000)
13of Division 8.

14(b) The Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the
15Senate, a chief of the bureau at a salary to be fixed and determined
16by the director with the approval of the Director of Finance. The
17chief shall serve under the direction and supervision of the director
18and at the pleasure of the Governor.

19(c) Every power granted to or duty imposed upon the director
20under this chapter and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19000)
21of Division 8 may be exercised or performed in the name of the
22director by a deputy or assistant director or by the chief, subject
23to conditions and limitations that the director may prescribe.

24(d) Whenever the laws of this state refer to the Bureau of
25Electronic Repair Dealer Registration or the Bureau of Electronic
26and Appliance Repair, the reference shall be construed to be to the
27Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings,
28and Thermal Insulation.

29(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the
30Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings,
31and Thermal Insulation, as set forth in this chapter and Chapter 3
32(commencing with Section 19000) of Division 8, shall be subject
33to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
34The review shall be performed as if this chapter and Chapter 3
35(commencing with Section 19000) of Division 8 were scheduled
36to be repealed on January 1, 2019.

37

SEC. 3.  

Section 9812.5 of the Business and Professions Code
38 is amended to read:

39

9812.5.  

The director shall gather evidence of violations of this
40chapter and of any regulation established hereunder by any service
P6    1contractor, whether registered or not, and by any employee, partner,
2officer, or member of any service contractor. The director shall,
3on his or her own initiative, conduct spot check investigations of
4service contractors throughout the state on a continuous basis. This
5section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019, and as of
6that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted
7before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

8

SEC. 4.  

Section 9830.5 of the Business and Professions Code
9 is amended to read:

10

9830.5.  

(a) Each service contractor shall pay the fee required
11by this chapter for each place of business operated by him or her
12in this state and shall register with the bureau upon forms
13prescribed by the director. The forms shall contain sufficient
14information to identify the service contractor, including name,
15address, retail seller’s permit number, if a permit is required under
16the Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section
176001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), a copy
18of the certificate of qualification as filed with the Secretary of State
19if the service contractor is a foreign corporation, and other
20identifying data to be prescribed by the bureau. If the business is
21to be carried on under a fictitious name, that fictitious name shall
22be stated. If the service contractor is a partnership, identifying data
23shall be stated for each partner. If the service contractor is a private
24company that does not file an annual report on Form 10-K with
25the Securities and Exchange Commission, data shall be included
26for each of the officers and directors of the company as well as for
27the individual in charge of each place of the service contractor’s
28business in the State of California, subject to any regulations the
29director may adopt. If the service contractor is a publicly held
30corporation or a private company that files an annual report on
31Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it shall
32be sufficient for purposes of providing data for each of the officers
33and directors of the corporation or company to file with the director
34the most recent annual report on Form 10-K that is filed with the
35Securities and Exchange Commission.

36(b) A service contractor who does not operate a place of business
37in this state but who sells, issues, or administers service contracts
38in this state, shall hold a valid registration issued by the bureau
39and shall pay the registration fee required by this chapter as if he
40or she had a place of business in this state.

P7    1(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
2and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
3is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

4

SEC. 5.  

Section 9832.5 of the Business and Professions Code
5 is amended to read:

6

9832.5.  

(a) Registrations issued under this chapter shall expire
7no more than 12 months after the issue date. The expiration date
8of registrations shall be set by the director in a manner to best
9distribute renewal procedures throughout the year.

10(b) To renew an unexpired registration, the service contractor
11shall, on or before the expiration date of the registration, apply for
12renewal on a form prescribed by the director, and pay the renewal
13fee prescribed by this chapter.

14(c) To renew an expired registration, the service contractor shall
15apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the director, pay the
16renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date, and pay all
17accrued and unpaid delinquency and renewal fees.

18(d) Renewal is effective on the date that the application is filed,
19the renewal fee is paid, and all delinquency fees are paid.

20(e) For purposes of implementing the distribution of the renewal
21of registrations throughout the year, the director may extend, by
22not more than six months, the date fixed by law for renewal of a
23registration, except that, in that event, any renewal fee that may
24be involved shall be prorated in such a manner that no person shall
25be required to pay a greater or lesser fee than would have been
26required had the change in renewal dates not occurred.

27(f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
28and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which
29is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

30

SEC. 6.  

Section 9847.5 of the Business and Professions Code
31 is amended to read:

32

9847.5.  

(a) Each service contractor shall maintain those records
33as are required by the regulations adopted to carry out the
34provisions of this chapter for a period of at least three years. These
35records shall be open for reasonable inspection by the director or
36other law enforcement officials.

37(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
38and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
39is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

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SEC. 7.  

Section 9849 of the Business and Professions Code,
2as amended by Section 99 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
3is amended to read:

4

9849.  

(a) The expiration of a valid registration shall not deprive
5the director of jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation or
6hearing on a cease and desist order against a service dealer or
7service contractor or to render a decision to suspend, revoke, or
8place on probation a registration.

9(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
10and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
11is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

12

SEC. 8.  

Section 9849 of the Business and Professions Code,
13as amended by Section 100 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
14is amended to read:

15

9849.  

(a) The expiration of a valid registration shall not deprive
16the director of jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation or
17hearing on a cease and desist order against a service dealer or to
18render a decision to suspend, revoke, or place on probation a
19registration.

20(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.

21

SEC. 9.  

Section 9851 of the Business and Professions Code,
22as amended by Section 101 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
23is amended to read:

24

9851.  

(a) The superior court in and for the county wherein any
25person carries on, or attempts to carry on, business as a service
26dealer or service contractor in violation of the provisions of this
27chapter, or any regulation thereunder, shall, on application of the
28director, issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining
29that conduct.

30(b) The proceedings under this section shall be governed by
31Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of
32the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the director shall not be
33required to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack
34of an adequate remedy at law or irreparable injury.

35(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
36and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
37is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

38

SEC. 10.  

Section 9851 of the Business and Professions Code,
39as amended by Section 102 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
40is amended to read:

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9851.  

(a) The superior court in and for the county wherein any
2person carries on, or attempts to carry on, business as a service
3dealer in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or any
4regulation thereunder, shall, on application of the director, issue
5an injunction or other appropriate order restraining that conduct.

6(b) The proceedings under this section shall be governed by
7Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of
8the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the director shall not be
9required to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack
10of an adequate remedy at law or irreparable injury.

11(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.

12

SEC. 11.  

Section 9853 of the Business and Professions Code,
13as amended by Section 103 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
14is amended to read:

15

9853.  

(a) A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following
16a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related
17to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a service dealer or
18service contractor is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning
19of this article. The director may suspend, revoke, or place on
20probation a registration, or may deny registration, when the time
21for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been
22affirmed on appeal or when an order granting probation is made
23suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent
24order under Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code, allowing that person
25to withdraw his or her plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not
26guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the
27accusation, information, or indictment.

28(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
29and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
30is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

31

SEC. 12.  

Section 9853 of the Business and Professions Code,
32as amended by Section 104 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
33is amended to read:

34

9853.  

(a) A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following
35a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related
36to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a service dealer is
37deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The
38director may suspend, revoke, or place on probation a registration,
39or may deny registration, when the time for appeal has elapsed, or
40the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal or when
P10   1an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of
2sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under Section 1203.4
3of the Penal Code allowing that person to withdraw his or her plea
4of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict
5of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information, or indictment.

6(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.

7

SEC. 13.  

Section 9855.9 of the Business and Professions Code
8 is amended to read:

9

9855.9.  

This article shall remain in effect only until January
101, 2019, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
11statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends
12that date.

13

SEC. 14.  

Section 9860 of the Business and Professions Code,
14as amended by Section 105 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
15is amended to read:

16

9860.  

(a) The director shall establish procedures for accepting
17complaints from the public against any service dealer or service
18contractor.

19(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
20and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
21is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

22

SEC. 15.  

Section 9860 of the Business and Professions Code,
23as amended by Section 106 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
24is amended to read:

25

9860.  

(a) The director shall establish procedures for accepting
26complaints from the public against any service dealer.

27(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.

28

SEC. 16.  

Section 9862.5 of the Business and Professions Code
29 is amended to read:

30

9862.5.  

(a) If a complaint indicates a possible violation of this
31chapter or of the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, the
32director may advise the service contractor of the contents of the
33complaint and, if the service contractor is so advised, the director
34shall make a summary investigation of the facts after the service
35contractor has had reasonable opportunity to reply thereto.

36(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
37and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
38is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

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SEC. 17.  

Section 9863 of the Business and Professions Code,
2as amended by Section 108 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
3is amended to read:

4

9863.  

(a) If, upon summary investigation, it appears probable
5to the director that a violation of this chapter, or the regulations
6thereunder, has occurred, the director, in his or her discretion, may
7suggest measures that in the director’s judgment would compensate
8the complainant for the damages he or she has suffered as a result
9of the alleged violation. If the service dealer or service contractor
10accepts the director’s suggestions and performs accordingly, the
11director shall give that fact due consideration in any subsequent
12disciplinary proceeding. If the service dealer or service contractor
13declines to abide by the suggestions of the director, the director
14may investigate further and may institute disciplinary proceedings
15in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

16(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
17and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
18is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

19

SEC. 18.  

Section 9863 of the Business and Professions Code,
20as amended by Section 109 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
21is amended to read:

22

9863.  

(a) If, upon summary investigation, it appears probable
23to the director that a violation of this chapter, or the regulations
24thereunder, has occurred, the director, in his or her discretion, may
25suggest measures that in the director’s judgment would compensate
26the complainant for the damages he or she has suffered as a result
27of the alleged violation. If the service dealer accepts the director’s
28suggestions and performs accordingly, the director shall give that
29fact due consideration in any subsequent disciplinary proceeding.
30If the service dealer declines to abide by the suggestions of the
31director, the director may investigate further and may institute
32disciplinary proceedings in accordance with the provisions of this
33chapter.

34(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.

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begin insertSection 9873 of the end insertbegin insertBusiness and Professions Codeend insertbegin insert,
36as amended by Section 110 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
37is amended to read:end insert

38

9873.  

The fees prescribed by this chapter shall be set by the
39director by regulation, according to the following schedule:

P12   1(a) (1) The initial registration fee for an electronic repair
2industry service dealer or for an appliance repair industry service
3dealer is not more than one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165) for
4each place of business in this state. The initial registration fee for
5a service contractor is not more than seventy-five dollars ($75) for
6each place of business in this state.

7(2) The initial registration fee for a person who engages in
8business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer and
9an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than three
10hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) for each place of business in
11this state. The initial registration fee for a person who is a service
12contractor and engages in business as either an electronic repair
13industry service dealer or an appliance repair industry service
14dealer is not more than two hundred forty dollars ($240) for each
15place of business in this state.

16(3) The initial registration fee for a person who engages in both
17the electronic repair industry and the appliance repair industry as
18a service dealer and is a service contractor is not more than four
19hundred dollars ($400) for each place of business in this state.

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20(4) On or after January 1, 2000, the initial registration fee for a
21service contractor described in subdivision (e) of Section 12741
22of the Insurance Code shall be set by the director in an amount not
23to exceed the actual and direct costs associated with the regulation
24of those service contractors, but in no event more than fifty
25thousand dollars ($50,000).

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27begin insert(4)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertAend insert service dealer or service contractor who does not operate
28a place of business in this state, but engages in the electronic repair
29industry, the appliance repair industry, or sells, issues, or
30administers service contracts in this state shall pay the registration
31fee specified herein as if he or she had a place of business in this
32state.

33(b) (1) The annual registration renewal fee for an electronic
34repair industry service dealer or for an appliance repair industry
35service dealer is not more than one hundred sixty-five dollars
36($165) for each place of business in this state, if renewed prior to
37its expiration date. The annual registration renewal fee for a service
38contractor is seventy-five dollars ($75) for each place of business
39in this state, if renewed prior to its expiration date.

P13   1(2) The annual renewal fee for a service dealer who engages in
2the business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer
3and an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than
4three hundred dollars ($300) for each place of business in this
5state.

6(3) The annual renewal fee for a service dealer who engages in
7the electronic repair industry and the appliance repair industry and
8is a service contractor is not more than three hundred seventy-five
9dollars ($375) for each place of business in this state.

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10(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that the amount of the
11annual registration renewal fee for a service contractor described
12in subdivision (e) of Section 12741 of the Insurance Code shall be
13evaluated and set by the Legislature.

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15begin insert(4)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertAend insert service dealer or service contractor who does not operate
16a place of business in this state, but who engages in the electronic
17repair industry, the appliance repair industry, or sells or issues
18service contracts in this state shall pay the registration fee specified
19herein as if he or she had a place of business in this state.

20(c) The delinquency fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the
21renewal fee for a license in effect on the date of renewal of the
22license, except as otherwise provided in Section 163.5.

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23This

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24begin insert(d)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertThisend insert section shall remain in effect only until January 1,begin delete 2015,end delete
25begin insert 2019,end insert and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
26which is enacted before January 1,begin delete 2015,end deletebegin insert 2019,end insert deletes or extends
27that date.

28begin insert

begin insertSEC. 20.end insert  

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begin insertSection 9873 of the end insertbegin insertBusiness and Professions Codeend insertbegin insert,
29as amended by Section 111 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 2012,
30is amended to read:end insert

31

9873.  

The fees prescribed by this chapter shall be set by the
32director by regulation, according to the following schedule:

33(a) The initial registration fee for an electronic repair industry
34service dealer or for an appliance repair industry service dealer is
35not more than one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165) for each place
36of business in this state. The initial registration fee for a person
37who engages in business as both an electronic repair industry
38service dealer and an appliance repair industry service dealer is
39not more than three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325).

P14   1(b) The annual registration renewal fee for an electronic repair
2industry service dealer or for an appliance repair industry service
3dealer is not more than one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165) for
4each place of business in this state, if renewed prior to its expiration
5date. The annual renewal fee for a service dealer who engages in
6the business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer
7and an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than
8three hundred dollars ($300).

9(c) The delinquency fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the
10renewal fee for a license in effect on the date of renewal of the
11license, except as otherwise provided in Section 163.5.

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12This

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13begin insert(d)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertThisend insert section shall become operative on January 1,begin delete 2015.end delete
14begin insert 2019.end insert

15

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16begin insertSEC. 21.end insert  

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
17Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
18the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
19district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
20infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
21for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
22the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
23the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
24Constitution.



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