Notwithstanding any other law, the board may assess administrative fines and issue orders of abatement to any unlicensed entity who engages in any action that requires licensure under the jurisdiction of the board, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each occurrence pursuant to a citation issued by the board.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 470, Sec. 8. (AB 1286) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 4316.5

  • board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.