California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 7 - Disciplinary Proceedings

  • Section 8620.
    The board may upon its own motion, and shall upon verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions of any individual acting as...
  • Section 8621.
    A complaint of any person against a nonlicensee, licensee, or registered company shall be filed with the board no later than two years after the...
  • Section 8622.
    (a) When a complaint is accepted for investigation of a registered company, the board, through an authorized representative, may inspect any or all properties on which...
  • Section 8623.
    (a) Notwithstanding Section 8620 or any other provision of law, the board may revoke, suspend, or deny at any time a license under this chapter on...
  • Section 8624.
    If the board suspends or revokes an operator’s license and one or more branch offices are registered under the name of the operator, the suspension...
  • Section 8625.
    The lapsing or suspension of a license or company registration by operation of law or by order or decision of the board or a court...
  • Section 8632.
    The suspension or revocation of a license or a company registration as in this chapter provided may also be ordered in any action otherwise proper...
  • Section 8635.
    Departure from, or disregard of, plans or specifications in the performance of structural pest control work in any material respect, without consent of the owner...
  • Section 8636.
    Disregard and violation of the buildings laws of the state, or of any of its political subdivisions, or of the safety laws, labor laws, health...
  • Section 8637.
    Misrepresentation of a material fact by the applicant in obtaining a license or company registration is a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch....
  • Section 8638.
    Failure on the part of a registered company to complete any operation or construction repairs for the price stated in the contract for such operation...
  • Section 8639.
    Aiding or abetting an unlicensed individual or unregistered company to evade the provisions of this chapter or knowingly combining or conspiring with an unlicensed individual...
  • Section 8640.
    Payment, or the offer to pay, by any licensee or registered company to any party to a real estate transaction of any commission, bonus, rebate,...
  • Section 8641.
    Failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted by the board, or the furnishing of a report of...
  • Section 8642.
    The commission of any grossly negligent or fraudulent act by the licensee as a pest control operator, field representative, or applicator or by a registered...
  • Section 8643.
    The negligent handling or use of any pesticide is a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 32. (SB 1244) Effective January...
  • Section 8644.
    Fraud or misrepresentation, after inspection, by any licensee or registered company engaged in pest control work of any infestation or infection of wood-destroying pests or...
  • Section 8645.
    Impersonation of any state, county or city inspector or official is a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1192.)
  • Section 8646.
    Disregard and violation of pesticide use and application, structural pest control device, fumigation, or extermination laws of the state or of any of its political...
  • Section 8646.5.
    A notice of noncompliance shall be issued to a licensee or registered company whenever an authorized representative of the board finds that a pesticide application,...
  • Section 8647.
    Failure to comply in the sale or use of pesticides with the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12751) of Division 7 of the...
  • Section 8648.
    Authorizing, directing, conniving at or aiding in the publication, advertisement, distribution or circulation of any material by false statement or representation concerning a registered company’s...
  • Section 8649.
    Conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a structural pest control operator, field representative, applicator, or registered company is...
  • Section 8650.
    Acting in the capacity of a licensee or registered company under any of the licenses or registrations issued hereunder except:(a) In the name of the licensee...
  • Section 8651.
    The performing or soliciting of structural pest control work, the inspecting for structural or household pests, or the applying of any pesticide for the purpose...
  • Section 8652.
    Failure of a registered company to make and keep all inspection reports, field notes, contracts, documents, notices of work completed, and records, other than financial...
  • Section 8653.
    The failure of any registered company or agent or officer thereof, to pay any moneys due for any materials or services rendered in connection with...
  • Section 8654.
    Any individual who has been denied a license for any of the reasons specified in Section 8568, or who has had his or her license...
  • Section 8655.
    A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the qualifications, functions,...
  • Section 8656.
    In addition to the remedies provided for in Section 125.9, when the licensee who is a registered company has failed to pay the fine assessed...
  • Section 8657.
    The appointment of a receiver of the property of a licensee or registered company as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 564) of Title...
  • Section 8658.
    The board may bring an action to enjoin the violation of any provision of this chapter in any superior court in and for the county...
  • Section 8660.
    A disciplinary review committee consisting of three members shall be established for the purposes of reviewing appeals of orders issued pursuant to Section 8617. The...
  • Section 8662.
    (a) Whenever the right of a structural pest control licensee or registered company to make pesticide applications is to be suspended or the licensee, registered company,...
  • Section 8663.
    (a) This section only applies to work conducted under a Branch 1 license.(b) The board or county agricultural commissioners, when acting pursuant to Section 8616.4, may levy...
  • Section 8664.
    (a) This section only applies to work conducted under a Branch 1 license.(b) Before a fine can be levied pursuant to Section 8663, the prime contractor shall...
  • Section 8665.
    The fact that an applicator is licensed shall not affect any liability or responsibility for disciplinary action of any operator, field representative, or registered company...
  • Section 8666.
    It shall be unlawful for any licensee under this chapter to recommend or to perform any pest control corrective work under any contract or agreement...

Last modified: October 22, 2018