All money derived from the licensing and regulation of private investigators shall be expended exclusively on the licensing and regulation of private investigators. If, at the end of any fiscal year, the money derived from the licensing of private investigators and not expended pursuant to this section is an amount which equals or is more than the money necessary for the regulation of private investigators for the next two fiscal years, license or other fees shall be reduced during the following fiscal year in an amount which will reduce any surplus money derived from the licensing of private investigators to an amount less than the money expended for the regulation of private investigators for the next two fiscal years.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1285, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 7572

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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