CA Bus & Prof Code Section 7508.8


(a)

Notwithstanding Section 7508.3, an oval, shield, round, square, or non-seven-point badge, cap insignia, or jacket patch may be worn by a licensee, officer, director, partner, manager, independent contractor, qualified certificate holder, qualified manager, or employee of a repossession agency. If a badge, cap insignia, or jacket patch is worn, it shall bear on its face all of the following:

(1)

All or a substantial part of the repossession agency’s name.

(2)

The repossession agency license number issued by the director to that individual or agency.

(3)

The word “repossessor.”

(b)

A repossessor shall not wear a badge on his or her belt or hang a badge around his or her neck.

(c)

All badges, cap insignias, and jacket patches worn by a repossessor shall be a standard design approved by the director and shall be clearly visible.

(d)

This section shall not apply to a holder of a temporary registration pursuant to Section 7506.9.

(e)

The director may assess a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation, one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) for the second violation, and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each subsequent violation.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

§ 7508.8’s source at ca​.gov