The board shall refund any fees, fines, or forfeitures in accordance with the provisions of Section 158. The board may expend from its contingent fund whatever sums may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

The State Treasurer and all other officials having custody of the funds of the board shall upon request or direction of the board pay out the refunds or approve such payments from the contingent fund.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 2447

(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)