Cal. BPC § 1724.5
This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 1724.5, part of California’s Business and Professions Code — regulates business practices and professional/occupational licensing - contractors, doctors, cosmetologists, real estate agents, and dozens of other licensed professions.
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Official statutory text
The amount of fees payable in connection with permits issued under Section 1701.5 is as follows:
(a) The initial permit fee is an amount equal to the renewal fee for the applicant’s license to practice dentistry in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the permit is issued, except that, if the permit will expire less than one year after its issuance, then the initial permit fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the permit is issued.
(b) The renewal and delinquency fees shall be fixed by the board at not more than the then current amount of the renewal fee for a license to practice dentistry nor less than five dollars ($5).
(a) The initial permit fee is an amount equal to the renewal fee for the applicant’s license to practice dentistry in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the permit is issued, except that, if the permit will expire less than one year after its issuance, then the initial permit fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the permit is issued.
(b) The renewal and delinquency fees shall be fixed by the board at not more than the then current amount of the renewal fee for a license to practice dentistry nor less than five dollars ($5).
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