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Division 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
Division 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
California Business and Professions Code — §§ 5000-9998.12
Chapter 1 - Accountants
§§ 5000-5158
Article 1 - Administration
§§ 5000-5025.3
Article 1.5 - Continuing Education
§§ 5026-5028
Article 2 - General Powers and Definitions
§§ 5030-5040
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 5050-5058.4
Article 3.5 - Standards of Professional Conduct
§§ 5060-5063.10
Article 4 - Applications, Registrations, Permits Generally
§§ 5070-5079
Article 5 - Certificates, Information and Records
§§ 5080-5095
Article 5.1 - Practice Privileges
§§ 5096-5096.22
Article 5.5 - Audit Documentation
§§ 5097-5098
Article 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 5100-5115
Article 6.5 - Administrative Penalties
§§ 5116-5116.6
Chapter - Prohibitions and Offenses Against the Chapter Generally
§§ 5120-5122
Article 8 - Revenue
§§ 5130-5134
Article 9 - Accountancy Corporations
§§ 5150-5158
Chapter 2 - Advertisers
§§ 5200-5486
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 5200-5231
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 5250-5254
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 5270-5275
Article 4 - Licenses
§§ 5300-5303
Article 6 - Permits
§§ 5350-5367
Article 7 - Regulations
§§ 5400-5419
Article 8 - Landscaped Freeways
§§ 5440-5443.5
Article 9 - Crimes and Penalties
§§ 5460-5466
Article 10 - Revenue
§§ 5480-5486
Chapter 2.5 - On-Premises Advertising Displays
§§ 5490-5499
Chapter 2.6 - Ordinances Governing On-Premise Advertising Displays
§§ 5499.1-5499.16
Chapter 2.7 - Advertising for Workers’ Compensation Legal Services
§§ 5499.30
Chapter 3 - Architecture
§§ 5500-5610.7
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 5500-5502
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 5510-5528
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 5535-5538
Article 4 - Issuance of Certificates
§§ 5550-5559
Article 5 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 5560-5590
Article 6 - Revenue
§§ 5600-5604
Article 7 - Architectural Corporations
§§ 5610-5610.7
Chapter 3.5 - Landscape Architecture
§§ 5615-5683
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 5615-5616
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 5620-5630
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 5640-5644
Article 4 - Issuance of Certificates
§§ 5650-5659
Article 5 - Discipline
§§ 5660-5678.4
Article 6 - Revenue
§§ 5680-5683
Chapter 3.9 - Interior Designers
§§ 5800-5812
Chapter 4 - Attorneys
§§ 6000-6256
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 6000-6009.5
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 6010-6034.1
Article 2.5 - Conflicts of Interest
§§ 6035-6038
Article 3 - Investigations, Examining Committee, Subpoenas, and Other Proceedings
§§ 6043.5-6054
Article 3.5 - California Lawyers Association
§§ 6055-6056.3
Article 4 - Admission to the Practice of Law
§§ 6060-6069
Article 4.5 - Mandatory Continuing Legal Education
§§ 6070-6071
Article 4.7 - Contracts For Legal Services
§§ 6072
Article 4.8 - Pro Bono Services
§§ 6073-6074
Article 5 - Disciplinary Authority of the Board of Governors
§§ 6075-6088
Article 5.5 - Miscellaneous Disciplinary Provisions
§§ 6090.5-6095.1
Article 6 - Disciplinary Authority of the Courts
§§ 6100-6117
Article 7 - Unlawful Practice of Law
§§ 6125-6133
Article 8 - Revenue
§§ 6140-6145.1
Article 8.5 - Fee Agreements
§§ 6146-6149.5
Article 9 - Unlawful Solicitation
§§ 6150-6156.5
Article 9.5 - Legal Advertising
§§ 6157-6159.2
Article 9.6 - Legal Aid Organizations
§§ 6159.5-6159.53
Article 10 - Law Corporations
§§ 6160-6172
Article 10.1 - Alternative Dispute Resolution Certification Program
§§ 6173
Article 10.2 - Limited Liability Partnerships
§§ 6174-6174.5
Article 10.5 - Provision of Financial Services by Lawyers
§§ 6175-6177
Article 11 - Cessation of Law Practice—Jurisdiction of Courts
§§ 6180-6185
Article 12 - Incapacity to Attend to Law Practice—Jurisdiction of Courts
§§ 6190-6190.6
Article 13 - Arbitration of Attorney’s Fees
§§ 6200-6206
Article 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons
§§ 6210-6228
Article 15 - Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act
§§ 6230-6237
Article 16 - Attorneys Providing Immigration Reform Act Services
§§ 6240-6243
Article 17 - The California Consumer Legal Funding Act
§§ 6250-6256
Chapter 5 - Law Libraries
§§ 6300-6363
Article 1 - Boards of Law Library Trustees
§§ 6300-6307
Article 2 - Law Library Funds
§§ 6320-6326
Article 3 - Duties and Powers of Boards
§§ 6340-6350
Article 4 - General Provisions
§§ 6360-6363
Chapter 5.5 - Legal Document Assistants and Unlawful Detainer Assistants
§§ 6400-6415
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 6400-6401.7
Article 2 - Registration Procedures
§§ 6402-6407
Article 3 - Conduct of Business and Prohibited Acts
§§ 6408-6415
Chapter 5.6 - Paralegals
§§ 6450-6456
Chapter 6 - Professional Fiduciaries
§§ 6500-6592
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 6500-6502
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 6510-6520
Article 3 - Licensing
§§ 6530-6543
Article 4 - Practice Provisions
§§ 6560-6563
Article 5 - Enforcement and Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 6580-6584
Article 6 - Revenue
§§ 6590-6592
Chapter 7 - Professional Engineers
§§ 6700-6799
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 6700-6706.3
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 6710-6726.4
Article 2.3 - Professional Engineers Review Committees
§§ 6728-6728.6
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 6730-6749
Article 4 - Registration
§§ 6750-6767
Article 4.5 - Reporting Requirements
§§ 6770-6770.6
Article 5 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 6775-6780
Chapter - Offenses Against the Chapter
§§ 6785-6789
Article 7 - Revenue
§§ 6795-6799
Chapter 8.5 - Locksmiths
§§ 6980-6981
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 6980
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 6980.1-6980.9
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 6980.10-6980.15
Article 4 - Licenses
§§ 6980.17-6980.33
Article 5 - Licensed and Registered Locations
§§ 6980.34-6980.41
Article 6 - Registration of Employees
§§ 6980.42-6980.50
Article 7 - Conduct of Business
§§ 6980.53-6980.69
Article 8 - Disciplinary Proceedings and Administrative Citations
§§ 6980.71-6980.77
Article 9 - Revenue
§§ 6980.79-6980.84
Article 10 - Review
§§ 6981
Chapter 9 - Contractors
§§ 7000-7191
Article 1 - Administration
§§ 7000-7021
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 7025-7036
Article 3 - Exemptions
§§ 7040-7054.5
Article 4 - Classifications
§§ 7055-7059.1
Article 5 - Licensing
§§ 7065-7077
Article 6 - Records
§§ 7080.5-7084
Article 6.2 - Arbitration
§§ 7085-7085.9
Article 7 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 7090-7124.6
Article 7.5 - Workers’ Compensation Insurance Reports
§§ 7125-7127
Article 8 - Revenue
§§ 7135-7138.1
Article 8.5 - The Construction Management Education Sponsorship Act of 1991
§§ 7139-7139.10
Article 9 - Renewal of Licenses
§§ 7140-7145.5
Article 10 - Home Improvement Business
§§ 7150-7170
Article 11 - Asbestos Consultants
§§ 7180-7189.7
Article 12 - Prohibitions
§§ 7190-7191
Chapter 9.3 - Home Inspectors
§§ 7195-7199
Chapter 9.4 - Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Home Inspections
§§ 7199.5-7199.7
Chapter 9.5 - Guide Dogs for the Blind
§§ 7200-7202
Chapter 10 - Barbering and Cosmetology
§§ 7301-7426.5
Article 1 - Administration
§§ 7301-7315
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 7316-7320.5
Article 3 - Qualifications for Examination
§§ 7321-7331
Article 4 - Apprenticeship
§§ 7332-7336
Article 5 - Examinations
§§ 7337-7345
Article 6 - Establishments
§§ 7346-7353.4
Article 7 - Mobile Units
§§ 7354-7361
Article 8 - Schools, Instructors, and Curricula
§§ 7362-7395.2
Article 10 - Licenses
§§ 7396-7402.5
Article 11 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 7403-7405
Article 12 - Administrative Fines and Citations
§§ 7406-7414
Article 12.5 - Tanning Facilities
§§ 7414.1-7414.6
Article 13 - Revenue
§§ 7415-7426.5
Chapter 10.5 - App-Based Drivers and Services
§§ 7448-7467
Title - Title, Findings and Declarations, and Statement of Purpose
§§ 7448-7450
Article 2 - App-Based Driver Independence
§§ 7451-7452.5
Article 3 - Compensation
§§ 7453
Article 4 - Benefits
§§ 7454-7455
Article 5 - Antidiscrimination and Public Safety
§§ 7456-7462
Article 6 - Definitions
§§ 7463
Article 7 - Uniform Work Standards
§§ 7464
Article 8 - Income Reporting
§§ 7464.5
Article 9 - Amendment
§§ 7465
Article 10 - Regulations
§§ 7466
Article 11 - Severability
§§ 7467
Chapter 10.7 - Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act
§§ 7470-7470.21
Chapter 11 - Repossessors
§§ 7500-7511.5
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 7500-7500.3
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 7501-7501.9
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 7502-7502.6
Article 4 - Licenses
§§ 7503-7503.14
Article 5 - Examination
§§ 7504-7504.8
Article 6 - Offices
§§ 7505-7505.5
Article 7 - Registration
§§ 7506.3-7506.14
Article 8 - Conduct of Business
§§ 7507-7507.13
Article 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations
§§ 7508-7509.3
Article 10 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 7510-7510.4
Article 11 - Revenue
§§ 7511
Article 12 - Review
§§ 7511.5
Chapter 11.3 - Private Investigators
§§ 7512-7573.5
Article 1 - General
§§ 7512-7514
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 7515-7519.4
Article 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration
§§ 7520-7539
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 7540-7542.12
Article 5 - Expiration and Renewal of License
§§ 7558-7560
Article 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 7561-7567
Article 7 - Revenue
§§ 7570-7573
Article 8 - Review
§§ 7573.5
Chapter 11.4 - Proprietary Security Services
§§ 7574-7576
Article 1 - General
§§ 7574-7574.09
Article 2 - Registration
§§ 7574.10-7574.16
Article 3 - Training
§§ 7574.18-7574.19
Article 4 - Conduct of Business
§§ 7574.20-7574.23
Article 5 - Enforcement and Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 7574.30-7574.40
Article 6 - Review
§§ 7576
Chapter 11.5 - Private Security Services
§§ 7580-7588.8
Article 1 - General
§§ 7580-7580.15
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 7581-7581.6
Article 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration
§§ 7582-7582.28
Article 4 - Private Patrol Operators
§§ 7583-7583.47
Article 4.5 - Baton Permits
§§ 7584-7584.6
Article 5 - Firearms and Baton Training Facilities
§§ 7585-7585.20
Article 6 - Expiration and Renewal of License
§§ 7586-7586.5
Article 7 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 7587-7587.16
Article 8 - Revenue
§§ 7588-7588.6
Article 9 - Review
§§ 7588.8
Chapter 11.6 - Alarm Companies
§§ 7590-7599.80
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 7590-7590.6
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 7591-7591.20
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 7592-7592.9
Article 4 - Licenses
§§ 7593-7593.16
Article 5 - Licensed and Registered Locations
§§ 7594-7594.6
Article 6 - Firearms Permits and Permits for Other Deadly and Nonlethal Weapons
§§ 7596-7596.13
Article 7 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Firearms and Nonlethal Weapons
§§ 7597-7597.6
Article 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees
§§ 7598.1-7598.17
Article 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Registered Employees
§§ 7598.50-7598.53
Article 10 - Alarm Company Operators—Qualifications and Examination
§§ 7599-7599.10
Article 11 - Alarm Company Operators—Licensed and Registered Locations
§§ 7599.20-7599.29
Article 12 - Alarm Company Operators—Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations
§§ 7599.30-7599.59
Article 13 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 7599.60-7599.63
Article 14 - Revenue
§§ 7599.70-7599.75
Article 15 - Review
§§ 7599.80
Chapter 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act
§§ 7600-7746
Article 1 - Administration
§§ 7600-7610.1
Article 1.5 - Definitions and Regulation of Cemeteries
§§ 7611-7614.9
Article 2 - Funeral Establishments and Directors
§§ 7615-7636
Article 2.5 - Cemetery Brokerage Regulations
§§ 7637-7638
Article 2.7 - Hydrolysis Facilities
§§ 7639-7639.19
Article 3 - Embalmers
§§ 7640-7650
Article 3.5 - Licenses and Certificates of Authority
§§ 7651-7653.9
Article 4 - Apprentices
§§ 7660-7671
Article 4.5 - Cremated Remains Disposer
§§ 7672-7673.2
Article 5 - Licenses
§§ 7680
Article 5.5 - Funeral Practices
§§ 7685-7685.6
Article 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 7686-7711.12
Article 6.5 - Crematories
§§ 7712-7713.4
Article 6.6 - Reduction Facilities
§§ 7714-7714.7
Article 7 - Penal Provisions
§§ 7715-7719
Article 8 - Revenue
§§ 7725-7731.4
Article 9 - Preneed Funeral Arrangements
§§ 7735-7746
Chapter 12.5 - Geologists and Geophysicists
§§ 7800-7887
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 7800-7807.1
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 7810.1-7825
Article 2.1 - Technical Advisory Committees
§§ 7826-7826.4
Article 3 - Scope of Regulation
§§ 7830-7839.2
Article 4 - Registration
§§ 7840-7856
Article 5 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 7860-7864
Chapter - Offenses Against the Chapter
§§ 7870-7874
Article 7 - Revenue
§§ 7880-7887
Chapter 13 - Shorthand Reporters
§§ 8000-8051
Article 1 - Administration
§§ 8000-8011
Chapter - Application of Chapter
§§ 8015-8019
Article 3 - Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents
§§ 8020-8027.5
Article 4 - Revenue
§§ 8030-8031
Article 5 - Shorthand Reporting Corporations
§§ 8040-8051
Chapter 14 - Structural Pest Control Operators
§§ 8500-8697.4
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 8500-8519.5
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 8520-8536
Article 2.5 - Pesticides
§§ 8538
Chapter - Application of the Chapter
§§ 8550-8557
Article 4 - Issuance of Licenses
§§ 8560-8572
Article 5 - Renewal of Licenses
§§ 8590-8593.2
Article 6 - Regulation of Licensees
§§ 8610-8619
Article 7 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 8620-8666
Article 8 - Revenue
§§ 8670-8676
Article 9 - Financial Responsibility
§§ 8690-8695
Article 10 - Indemnity Bonds
§§ 8697-8697.4
Chapter 14.5 - Structural Fumigation Enforcement Program
§§ 8698-8698.6
Chapter 15 - Land Surveyors
§§ 8700-8805
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 8700-8708
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 8710-8715.4
Article 2.3 - Land Surveyors Review Committees
§§ 8720-8720.6
Chapter - Application of the Chapter
§§ 8725-8731
Article 4 - Issuance of License
§§ 8740-8753
Article 5 - Surveying Practice
§§ 8759-8774.5
Article 5.5 - Photogrammetry
§§ 8775-8775.3
Article 5.7 - Reporting Requirements
§§ 8776-8776.7
Article 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings
§§ 8780-8785
Chapter - Offenses Against the Chapter
§§ 8790-8792
Article 8 - Revenue
§§ 8800-8805
Chapter 19.5 - Aircraft Repair
§§ 9790-9798.4
Chapter 20 - Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers
§§ 9800-9874.5
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 9800-9807
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 9810-9814.5
Article 3 - Registration Procedure
§§ 9830-9833
Chapter - Offenses Against the Chapter
§§ 9840-9853
Article 4.5 - Service Contractors
§§ 9855-9855.9
Article 5 - Informal Adjustment of Complaints
§§ 9860-9863
Article 6 - Revenue
§§ 9870-9874.5
Chapter 20.1 - Motor Vehicle Replacement Parts
§§ 9875-9875.2
Chapter 20.3 - Automotive Repair
§§ 9880-9889.68
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 9880-9880.5
Article 2 - Administration
§§ 9882-9882.14
Article 3 - Registration Procedure
§§ 9884-9884.22
Article 4 - Revenue
§§ 9886-9886.4
Article 5 - Licenses
§§ 9887.1-9887.5
Article 6 - Lamp and Brake Adjusting Stations
§§ 9888.1-9888.4.1
Article 6.5 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection
§§ 9888.5-9888.6
Article 7 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation
§§ 9889.1-9889.10
Article 8 - Lamp and Brake Adjustment Certificates
§§ 9889.15-9889.19.1
Article 9 - Penalties
§§ 9889.20-9889.22
Article 10 - Used Tires
§§ 9889.30
Article 10.5 - Auto Body Repair
§§ 9889.50-9889.53
Article 11 - Auto Body Repair Study
§§ 9889.66-9889.68
Chapter 21.5 - Foreign Labor Contractors
§§ 9998-9998.12