Cal. BPC § 3152
This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 3152, 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 amounts of fees and penalties prescribed by this chapter shall be established by the board in amounts not greater than those specified in the following schedule:
(a) The fee for applicants applying for a license shall not exceed two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275).
(b) The fee for renewal of an optometric license shall be a minimum of five hundred dollars ($500) and shall not exceed seven hundred dollars ($700).
(c) The fee for issuance of a license or upon change of name authorized by law of a person holding a license under this chapter shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
(d) The delinquency fee for renewal of an optometric license shall be a minimum of fifty dollars ($50) and shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).
(e) The application fee for a certificate to perform lacrimal irrigation and dilation shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(f) The application fee for a certificate to treat glaucoma shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(g) The fee for approval of a continuing education course shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
(h) The fee for issuance of a statement of licensure shall not exceed forty dollars ($40).
(i) The fee for biennial renewal of a statement of licensure shall not exceed forty dollars ($40).
(j) The delinquency fee for renewal of a statement of licensure shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20).
(k) The application fee for a fictitious name permit shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(l) The renewal fee for a fictitious name permit shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(m) The delinquency fee for renewal of a fictitious name permit shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
(n) The fee for a retired license shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
(o) The fee for a retired license with volunteer designation shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(p) The biennial renewal fee for a retired license with volunteer designation shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(q) The application fee for a certificate to administer immunizations shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(r) The application fee for a home residence permit is fifty dollars ($50). The board may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(s) The renewal fee for a home residence permit is fifty dollars ($50). The board may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(t) The delinquency fee for a home residence permit is twenty-five dollars ($25). The board may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(u) The endorsement fee is forty dollars ($40). The board may increase the fee, as necessary to cover the reasonable regulatory costs of administration, to not more than sixty dollars ($60).
(a) The fee for applicants applying for a license shall not exceed two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275).
(b) The fee for renewal of an optometric license shall be a minimum of five hundred dollars ($500) and shall not exceed seven hundred dollars ($700).
(c) The fee for issuance of a license or upon change of name authorized by law of a person holding a license under this chapter shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
(d) The delinquency fee for renewal of an optometric license shall be a minimum of fifty dollars ($50) and shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).
(e) The application fee for a certificate to perform lacrimal irrigation and dilation shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(f) The application fee for a certificate to treat glaucoma shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(g) The fee for approval of a continuing education course shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
(h) The fee for issuance of a statement of licensure shall not exceed forty dollars ($40).
(i) The fee for biennial renewal of a statement of licensure shall not exceed forty dollars ($40).
(j) The delinquency fee for renewal of a statement of licensure shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20).
(k) The application fee for a fictitious name permit shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(l) The renewal fee for a fictitious name permit shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(m) The delinquency fee for renewal of a fictitious name permit shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
(n) The fee for a retired license shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
(o) The fee for a retired license with volunteer designation shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(p) The biennial renewal fee for a retired license with volunteer designation shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(q) The application fee for a certificate to administer immunizations shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(r) The application fee for a home residence permit is fifty dollars ($50). The board may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(s) The renewal fee for a home residence permit is fifty dollars ($50). The board may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(t) The delinquency fee for a home residence permit is twenty-five dollars ($25). The board may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(u) The endorsement fee is forty dollars ($40). The board may increase the fee, as necessary to cover the reasonable regulatory costs of administration, to not more than sixty dollars ($60).
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