California Business and Professions Code

§ 19868

BPC § 19868 Effective Jan 1, 2010Div. 8 · Ch. 5 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Within a reasonable time after the filing of an application and any supplemental information the department may require, and the deposit of any fee required pursuant to Section 19867, the department shall commence its investigation of the applicant and, for that purpose, may conduct any proceedings it deems necessary. To the extent practicable, all applications shall be acted upon within 180 calendar days of the date of submission of a completed application. If an investigation has not been concluded within 180 days after the date of submission of a completed application, the department shall inform the applicant in writing of the status of the investigation and shall also provide the applicant with an estimated date on which the investigation may reasonably be expected to be concluded.

(b)If denial of the application, or approval of the license with restrictions or conditions on the license, is recommended, the chief shall prepare and file with the commission his or her written reasons upon which the recommendation is based.

(1)Prior to filing his or her recommendation with the commission, the chief shall meet with the applicant, or the applicant’s duly authorized representative, and inform him or her generally of the basis for any proposed recommendation that the application be denied, restricted, or conditioned.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 233, Sec. 8. (AB 293) Effective January 1, 2010.