California Business and Professions Code

§ 9998.1.5

BPC § 9998.1.5 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Ch. 21.5

Statute text

(a)(1) On and after July 1, 2016, a person acting as a foreign labor contractor shall register with the Labor Commissioner in accordance with the terms and procedures for registration established by the commissioner by January 1, 2016.

(2)On and after July 1, 2027, a person who is licensed or acting as a farm labor contractor pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1682) of Part 6 of Division 2 of the Labor Code and who performs foreign labor contracting activities shall register with the Labor Commissioner pursuant to the terms and procedures for registration described in paragraph (1).

(3)In registering a person already licensed as a farm labor contractor pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1682) of Part 6 of Division 2 of the Labor Code as a foreign labor contractor pursuant to paragraph (2), the Labor Commissioner has discretion, to the extent feasible for the efficient administration of the program, to eliminate duplicative application information requirements for information previously obtained from the farm labor contractor’s license application if both of the following conditions are met:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 190, Sec. 5. (AB 1362) Effective January 1, 2026.