Cal. BPC § 6140.10
This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 6140.10, 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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(a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect revenue to pay for lease costs associated with leasing space in the building located at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, as follows:
(1) A fee not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15) annually from each individual active licensee.
(2) A fee not to exceed three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) from each individual inactive licensee.
(b) On or before July 1, 2028, the State Bar shall transmit to the Legislature a report detailing the following:
(1) Potential options for lowering the costs associated with leasing the property at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, including, but not limited to, the following:
(A) Strategies for subleasing space at the property at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco.
(B) Options for ending the lease at the property at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, prior to its expiration, including the amount of money required to pay liquidated damages for ending the lease before term.
(C) Identify potential state-owned buildings in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward census area.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
(1) A fee not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15) annually from each individual active licensee.
(2) A fee not to exceed three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) from each individual inactive licensee.
(b) On or before July 1, 2028, the State Bar shall transmit to the Legislature a report detailing the following:
(1) Potential options for lowering the costs associated with leasing the property at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, including, but not limited to, the following:
(A) Strategies for subleasing space at the property at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco.
(B) Options for ending the lease at the property at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, prior to its expiration, including the amount of money required to pay liquidated damages for ending the lease before term.
(C) Identify potential state-owned buildings in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward census area.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
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