(a) (1) At the time of renewal, all active licensees who have on file a current and valid Certificate of Workers’ Compensation Insurance or Certification of Self-Insurance, or who are required to provide those certificates pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7125, shall certify on the license renewal form for the three workers’ compensation classification codes for which the highest estimated payroll is reported on the policy. If the licensee has fewer than three classification codes reported on the policy, the licensee shall provide every classification code reported on the policy.

(2) The board shall not be required to verify or investigate the accuracy of the licensee’s classification code or codes provided by the licensee pursuant to paragraph (1).

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 7125.6

  • 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
  • license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
  • Licensee: means any person authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.8
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15

(3) The board shall not be held liable for any classification code or codes misreported by a licensee.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a license shall not be renewed unless the licensee complies with this section.

(2) If the documentation and information required by subdivisions (a) and (b) is not provided with the license renewal form but is received within 30 days after notification by the board of the renewal rejection, the registrar shall grant a retroactive renewal pursuant to Section 7141.5 back to the date of the postmark of the otherwise acceptable renewal. A renewal that is still incomplete for any reason more than 30 days after notification of rejection shall not be eligible for retroactive renewal under this subdivision.

(c) When the board updates the public license detail on its internet website for an active renewal submitted by a licensee pursuant to this section, the update shall include the classification code or codes certified by the licensee pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 323, Sec. 1. (AB 336) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)

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