California Business and Professions Code 7536 – (a) The business of each licensee shall be operated under the …
(a) The business of each licensee shall be operated under the active direction, control, charge, or management, in this state, of the licensee, if they are qualified, or the person who is qualified to act as the licensee’s qualified manager, if the licensee is not qualified.
(b) No person shall act as a qualified manager of a licensee until they have complied with each of the following:
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 7536
- bureau: means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.4
- director: means the Director of Consumer Affairs, unless the context indicates otherwise. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.1
- 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 a person licensed under this chapter. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.6
- manager: means an individual designated under an operating agreement of a manager-managed limited liability company who is responsible for performing the management functions for the limited liability company specified in subdivision (c) of §. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.15
- person: includes any individual, firm, company, limited liability company, association, organization, partnership, and corporation. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.3
- qualified manager: means the individual under whose direction, control, charge, or management the business of a licensee is operated as specified in Section 7536. See California Business and Professions Code 7512.7
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
(1) Demonstrated their qualifications by a written or oral examination, or a combination of both, if required by the director.
(2) Made a satisfactory showing to the director that they have the qualifications prescribed in Section 7526 and that none of the facts stated in Section 7538 or 7538.5 exist as to them.
(c) A person shall not act as a qualified manager of more than five licensees. The person acting as a qualified manager shall share equally with the licensee the responsibility and any liability for the conduct of the business of the licensee and the actions of the employees and other personnel of the licensee. This section shall not apply to any licensee that notifies the bureau in writing that they are not conducting any business, but requests to maintain a current license status with the bureau. Whenever the licensee resumes conducting business, the licensee shall so inform the bureau in writing within 30 days.
(d) Any person acting as a qualified manager of a licensee shall be the holder of a qualification certificate issued by the bureau. The certificate, together with the current renewal certificate, shall be predominantly displayed below the private investigator’s license.
(e) 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. 7. (AB 1244) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 8 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 571.)