Cal. BPC § 5620.2

This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 5620.2, 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

(a) The following powers conferred by law upon the board are hereby delegated to and conferred upon the executive officer, or in their absence from the office, to the acting executive officer, as provided below:

(1) Receive and file accusations.

(2) Issue notices of hearings, statements to respondents, and statements of issues.

(3) Receive and file notices of defense.

(4) Determine the time and place of hearings under Section 11508 of the Government Code.

(5) Issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum.

(6) Set calendar cases for hearing and perform other functions necessary to the businesslike dispatch of the board in connection with proceedings under Sections 11500 to 11528, inclusive, of the Government Code, before hearing those proceedings.

(7) Approve settlement agreements for the revocation or surrender of a license.

(8) Certification and delivery or mailing of copies of decisions under Section 11518 of the Government Code.

(b) In addition to the powers described in subdivision (a), the following powers are also delegated to and conferred upon the executive officer, as provided below:

(1) Evaluate and determine qualifications and approve applicants for examination under Section 5650.

(2) Determine which applicants for reciprocity licenses are entitled to waiver of the written examination under Section 5651.

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