California Business and Professions Code

§ 10106

BPC § 10106 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 4 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided by law, in any order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding before the department, the commissioner may request the administrative law judge to direct a licensee found to have committed a violation of this part to pay a sum not to exceed the reasonable costs of the investigation and enforcement of the case.

(b)In the case of a disciplined licensee that is a corporation or a partnership, the order may be made against the licensed corporate entity or licensed partnership.

(c)A certified copy of the actual costs, or a good faith estimate of costs where actual costs are not available, signed by the commissioner or the commissioner’s designated representative, shall be prima facie evidence of reasonable costs of investigation and prosecution of the case. The costs shall include the amount of investigative and enforcement costs up to the date of the hearing, including, but not limited to, charges imposed by the Attorney General.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 712, Sec. 6. (SB 706) Effective January 1, 2012.