California Business and Professions Code

§ 8697.3

BPC § 8697.3 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 3 · Ch. 14 · Art. 10

Statute text

(a)If, after a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, a license or company registration is suspended or revoked upon the grounds set forth in Article 7 (commencing with Section 8620), the registrar shall require the applicant, licensee, or registered company, as a condition to the issuance, reissuance, or restoration of the license or company registration, to file a surety bond in the sum to be determined by the registrar based upon the seriousness of the violation, but the sum shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

(b)The bond required by this section shall be in addition to the bond required by Section 8697 of this article.

(c)Each applicant, licensee, or registered company required to maintain a bond of the type provided in this section shall post the bond with the registrar for a period of at least two years and during the additional time as there may be unsatisfied claims outstanding against the same.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 218, Sec. 6. (SB 662) Effective January 1, 2014.