California Business and Professions Code CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

• Section 10000.
  This part may be cited as the Real Estate Law.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 127.)
• Section 10001.
  The definitions in this chapter apply to the provisions of this part only and do not affect any other provisions of this code.(Added by Stats....
• Section 10003.
  “Commissioner” means the Real Estate Commissioner.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 177, Sec. 2. (AB 685) Effective January 1, 2017.)
• Section 10004.
  (a) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Real Estate in the Department of Consumer Affairs.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2018, and as...
• Section 10004.a.
  (a) “Department” means the Department of Real Estate in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.(Repealed (in Sec....
• Section 10005.
  (a) Whenever the terms “bureau,” “division,” “department,” “Department of Real Estate,” “State Real Estate Division,” or “Real Estate Division” are used in this division, they mean...
• Section 10005.a.
  (a) Whenever the terms “bureau,” “division,” “Bureau of Real Estate,” “State Real Estate Division,” or “Real Estate Division” are used in this division, they mean the...
• Section 10006.
  “Person” includes corporation, company and firm.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 75.)
• Section 10007.
  “Provisions of this part relating to real estate” means the provisions of Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 6 of Part 1.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch....
• Section 10008.
  “Provisions of this part relating to business opportunity regulation” means the provisions of Chapters 1, 2, and 6 of Part 1.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch....
• Section 10008.5.
  Solely with regard to any transaction involving the sale, lease, or exchange of a business opportunity occurring before, on, or after the effective date of...
• Section 10009.5.
  “Provisions of this part relating to mineral, oil, and gas brokerage” means the provisions of Chapters 1, 2, 6, and 7, of Part 1.(Amended by...
• Section 10010.
  “Provisions of this part relating to hearings” means the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Part 1.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 177, Sec....
• Section 10011.
  “Licensee,” when used without modification, means a person, whether broker or salesperson, licensed under any of the provisions of this part.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch....
• Section 10012.
  “Broker,” when used without modification, means a person licensed as a broker under any of the provisions of this part.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 177,...
• Section 10013.
  “Salesperson,” when used without modification, means a person licensed as a salesperson under any of the provisions of this part. Whenever the word salesman is...
• Section 10014.
  “Real estate licensee” means a person, whether broker or salesperson, licensed under Chapter 3 of this part.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 177, Sec. 10. (AB...
• Section 10015.
  “Real estate broker” means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 3 of this part.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 177, Sec. 11. (AB 685)...
• Section 10016.
  “Real estate salesperson” means a person licensed as a salesperson under Chapter 3 of this part.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 177, Sec. 12. (AB 685)...
• Section 10023.
  “Mineral, oil, and gas licensee” means a person licensed under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10500) of this part.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 177, Sec....
• Section 10024.
  “Mineral, oil, and gas broker” means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 7 of this part.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 177, Sec. 15....
• Section 10026.
  (a) The term “advance fee,” as used in this part, is a fee, regardless of the form, that is claimed, demanded, charged, received, or collected by...
• Section 10027.
  The term “listing” as used in this part includes, but is not limited to:(a) The name or a list of the names, of the owners, landlords,...
• Section 10028.
  “Trust deed” or “deed of trust” as used in this part includes “mortgage.”(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 886.)
• Section 10029.
  “Real property sales contract” as used in this part is an agreement wherein one party agrees to convey title to real property to another party...
• Section 10030.
  As used in this part, the words “business opportunity” shall include the sale or lease of the business and goodwill of an existing business enterprise...
• Section 10032.
  (a) All obligations created under Section 10000, and following, all regulations issued by the commissioner relating to real estate salespersons, and all other obligations of brokers...
• Section 10035.
  Neither Section 10185 nor any other provision of this part which makes violation of this part a crime shall be construed to preclude application of...

Last modified: October 22, 2018