(a) A licensee shall not advertise or conduct business from any location other than that shown on the records of the bureau as their principal place of business unless they have received a branch office certificate for the location after compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any additional requirements necessary for the protection of the public as the director may by regulation prescribe. A licensee shall notify the bureau in writing within 30 days after closing or changing the location of a branch office.

(b) The branch office certificate shall be posted below the private investigator operator’s license.

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(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 571, Sec. 5. (AB 1244) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 6 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 571.)