Business and Professions Code


general provisions 

General Provisions

Sections 1–14004

division 1

Department of Consumer Affairs

chapters 1–9
1 The Department
1.5 Unlicensed Activity Enforcement
2 The Director of Consumer Affairs
3 Funds of the Department
4 Consumer Affairs
5 Buildings of the Department
6 Public Members
7 Licensee
8 Dispute Resolution Programs
9 Certification of Third-party Dispute Resolution Processes for New Motor Vehicles

division 1.5

Denial, Suspension and Revocation of Licenses

chapters 1–5
1 General Provisions
2 Denial of Licenses
3 Suspension and Revocation of Licenses
4 Public Reprovals
5 Examination Security

division 2

Healing Arts

chapters 1–16
1 General Provisions
1.5 Exemption From Licensure
1.6 Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act
2 Chiropractors
3 Clinical Laboratory Technology
4 Dentistry
5 Medicine
5.1 Research Psychoanalysts
5.3 Speech-language Pathologists and Audiologists
5.4 Prescription Lenses
5.45 Nonresident Contact Lens Sellers
5.5 Registered Dispensing Opticians
5.6 Occupational Therapy
5.65 Dietitians
5.67 Perfusionists
5.7 Physical Therapy
6 Nursing
6.5 Vocational Nursing
6.6 Psychologists
7 Optometry
7.5 Hearing Aid Dispensers
7.7 Physician Assistants
7.8 Polysomnographic Technologists
8 Osteopathic Medicine
8.2 Naturopathic Doctors Act
8.3 Respiratory Therapy
9 Pharmacy
10 Psychiatric Technicians
10.5 Massage Therapists
11 Veterinary Medicine
12 Acupuncture
13 Marriage and Family Therapists
13.5 Licensed Educational Psychologists
13.7 Board of Behavioral Sciences
14 Social Workers
15 Telephone Medical Advice Services
16 Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors

division 3

Professions and Vocations Generally

chapters 1–21.5
1 Accountants
2 Advertisers
2.5 On-premises Advertising Displays
2.6 Ordinances Governing On-premise Advertising Displays
2.7 Advertising for Workers’ Compensation Legal Services
3 Architecture
3.5 Landscape Architecture
3.9 Interior Designers
4 Attorneys
5 Law Libraries
5.5 Legal Document Assistants and Unlawful Detainer Assistants
5.6 Paralegals
6 Professional Fiduciaries
7 Professional Engineers
8.5 Locksmiths
9 Contractors
9.3 Home Inspectors
9.4 Home Energy Rating System (hers) Home Inspections
9.5 Guide Dogs for the Blind
10 Barbering and Cosmetology
11 Repossessors
11.3 Private Investigators
11.4 Proprietary Security Services
11.5 Private Security Services
11.6 Alarm Companies
12 Funeral Directors and Embalmers
12.5 Geologists and Geophysicists
13 Shorthand Reporters
14 Structural Pest Control Operators
14.5 Structural Fumigation Enforcement Program
15 Land Surveyors
19 Cemeteries
19.5 Aircraft Repair
20 Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers
20.1 Motor Vehicle Replacement Parts
20.3 Automotive Repair
21.5 Foreign Labor Contractors

division 4

Real Estate

parts 1–4
1 Licensing of Persons
2 Regulation of Transactions
3 Licensing and Certification of Real Estate Appraisers
4 Certified Common Interest Development Manager

division 5

Weights and Measures

chapters 1–16
1 General Provisions
2 Administration
3 Standards of Weights and Measures
5 Weighing and Measuring Devices
5.5 Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices
6 Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
6.5 Unit Pricing
7 Weighmasters
9 Special Provisions Relating to Farm Products
13 Automatic Checkout Systems
14 Petroleum and Hydrogen Fuels
14.5 Service Stations
15 Automotive Products
16 Rental Vehicles

division 6

Business Rights

chapters 1–4
1 Good Will
2 Model State Trademark Law
3 Trade Names and Designations
4 Solicitations for Financial Services

division 7

General Business Regulations

parts 1–4
1 Licensing for Revenue and Regulation
2 Preservation and Regulation of Competition
3 Representations to the Public
4 Microenterprises

division 8

Special Business Regulations

chapters 1–34
1 Automobiles
1a Automobile Dealers
2 Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts
2.5 Athlete Agents
3 Home Furnishings
4 Horse Racing
4.5 Mule Racing
5 The Gambling Control Act
5.5 Franchise Relations
6 Paints
6.5 Video Arcades
6.7 Video Games
7 Industrial Hygienist Definition and Registration Act
7.5 Franchises
7.8 Franchise Dealers Fair Practices
7.9 Hours of Business
8 Unfair Practices
9 Secondhand Goods
10 Self-service Storage Facilities
11 Copyrighted Performances of Musical Works
11.5 Optical Disc Identification
12 Precious Metal Marking
13 Polyethylene Plastic Materials
14 Tax Preparers
15 Passage Tickets
15.5 Automobile Rental Agencies
16 Process Servers
17 Invention Development Services Contracts
17.5 Appliance Labeling
18 Identification Cards
18.5 Simulated Checks
19 Shopping and Laundry Carts
19.5 Immigration Consultants
20 Professional Photocopiers
20.5 Magazine Distributors
21 Ticket Sellers
21.5 Money Exchange Houses
22 Internet Privacy Requirements
22.5 Commercial Directories
23 Tanning Facilities
24 Bakery Trays,bakery Baskets, and Merchandise Pallets
24.5 Plastic Bulk Merchandise Containers
26 Telephone Equipment
27 Cable Television
27.5 Commercial Mail Receiving Agency
28 Fair Practices of Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, and Dealers Act
28.5 Intermodal Marine Terminals
29 Donated Property
30 Billing Practices
32 Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act
33 Anti-phishing Act of 2005
34 Network Security

division 8.5

Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act

Sections 22950–22963

division 8.6

California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003

chapters 1–6
1 General Provisions and Definitions
2 License for Retailers of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products
3 License for Wholesalers and Distributors of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products
4 License and Administration Fee for Manufacturers and Importers
5 Inspections,prohibitions, and Penalties
6 Disposition of Funds

division 9

Alcoholic Beverages

chapters 1–17
1 General Provisions and Definitions
1.5 Administration
2 Authorized Unlicensed Transactions and Exemptions
3 Licenses and Fees
4 Imports
5 Restrictions on Issuance of Licenses
6 Issuance and Transfer of Licenses
7 Suspension and Revocation of Licenses
8 Hearings
12 Beer Price Posting and Marketing Regulations
13 Labels and Containers
14 Seizure and Forfeiture of Property
15 Tied-house Restrictions
16 Regulatory Provisions
17 Administrative Provisions
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