California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 2 - Administration

• Section 6980.1.
  There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. The bureau is under the supervision and control of the...
• Section 6980.2.
  The Governor shall appoint a chief of the bureau at a salary to be fixed in accordance with Section 12080.3 of the Government Code. The...
• Section 6980.3.
  The director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, and Section 159.5, may appoint and fix the compensation of such clerical, inspection, investigation, and...
• Section 6980.4.
  The chief shall gather evidence of violations of this chapter and of any rule or regulation established under this chapter by unlicensed persons who engage...
• Section 6980.5.
  It shall be the duty of the chief to initiate and conduct investigations into the business operations of any locksmith, on his or her own...
• Section 6980.6.
  (a) Every power and duty granted to, or imposed upon, the director under this chapter may be delegated to the chief, except that the director may...
• Section 6980.7.
  (a) The director may adopt and enforce rules and regulations as may be reasonable and necessary for issuing licenses to applicants, for the conduct of the...
• Section 6980.8.
  The chief or his or her designee may inspect, examine, or investigate the relevant records, books, accounts, and files created and maintained by a locksmith....
• Section 6980.9.
  It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with Section 128.5 of the Business and Professions Code, that the bureau shall not maintain a reserve...

Last modified: October 22, 2018