California Business and Professions Code — §§ 7415-7426.5
Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 788, Sec. 73. Effective January 1, 2004.
Licenses issued under this chapter, unless specifically excepted, shall be issued for a two-year period and shall expire at midnight on the last day of the month of issuance by the board.
Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 970, Sec. 17.5. Effective January 1, 1999.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, a license that has expired for failure of the licensee to renew within the time fixed by this article may be renewed at any time within five years following its expiration upon application and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees and delinquency fees. If the license is renewed after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee and meet current continuing education requirements, if applicable, prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall
be effective on the date on which the application is filed, or on the date on which the accrued renewal fees are paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever occurs last. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the expiration date provided in this article which next occurs following the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1672, Sec. 3. Operative July 1, 1992, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 1672.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, a license which has not been renewed within five years following its expiration shall be deemed canceled and may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of the canceled license may obtain a new license only by submitting an application, paying all required fees, and qualifying for and passing the examination that would be required if the holder were applying for the license for the first time.
Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1672, Sec. 3. Operative July 1, 1992, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 1672.
A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed by the licensee as provided in this article, but that renewal does not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.
Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1672, Sec. 3. Operative July 1, 1992, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 1672.
A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but may not be renewed. If it is reinstated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the current renewal fee.
Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 788, Sec. 75. Effective January 1, 2004.
The fees shall be set by the board, within the limits set forth in this article, in amounts necessary to cover the expenses of the board in performing its duties under this chapter.
Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 788, Sec. 76. Effective January 1, 2004.
All fees collected on behalf of the board and all receipts of every kind and nature, shall be reported to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding. At the same time the entire amount of collections shall be paid into the State Treasury, and shall be credited to the Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund, which fund is hereby created.
The moneys in the contingent fund shall be appropriated to the board pursuant to the annual Budget Act and out of it shall be paid all salaries and all other
expenses necessarily incurred in carrying into effect this chapter.
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 481, Sec. 18. (SB 1451) Effective January 1, 2025.
The amounts of the fees required by this chapter relating to licenses for individual practitioners are as follows:
developing, purchasing, grading, and administering the examination.
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 213, Sec. 4. Effective July 15, 1992. Applicable from July 1, 1992, pursuant to Sec. 6 of Ch. 213.
The amounts of the fees payable under this chapter relating to licenses to operate an establishment are as follows:
Amended (as added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1672) by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1172, Sec. 20. Operative July 1, 1992, by Sec. 30 of Ch. 1172.
The amounts of the fees payable under this chapter relating to licenses to operate a mobile unit are as follows:
in effect on the date of renewal, notwithstanding Section 163.5.
Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1672, Sec. 3. Operative July 1, 1992, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 1672.
The fee for a duplicate license as provided for in Section 7398 shall be ten dollars ($10).
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 983, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2000.
The board may, by regulation, divide the fees payable under this chapter relating to licenses into separate categories based upon processing functions, such as application review, examination administration, or license issuance, provided that the combined fees for those processing functions do not exceed the maximum amount prescribed by the license category.
The board may, by regulation, establish procedures whereby some or all of a fee submitted in connection with an application for licensure would be forfeited by an
applicant who has withdrawn his or her application, fails to appear for an examination, or is required to retake an examination.