California Business and Professions Code 7582.22 v2 – (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 manager, if the licensee is not qualified. Any licensee conducting business in this state whose primary office is located outside of this state shall do both of the following:
(1) Maintain an office in this state operated under the active direction, control, charge, or management of a qualified manager.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 7582.22 v2
- bureau: means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 7580.4
- director: means the Director of Consumer Affairs, unless the context indicates otherwise. See California Business and Professions Code 7580.1
- 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 and includes, but is not limited to, private patrol operator and armored contract carrier. See California Business and Professions Code 7580.6
- manager: means the individual under whose direction, control, charge, or management the business of a licensee is operated. See California Business and Professions Code 7580.7
- person: includes any individual, firm, company, association, organization, partnership, and corporation. See California Business and Professions Code 7580.3
- qualified manager: means the individual under whose direction, control, charge, or management the business of a licensee is operated, who has qualified pursuant to Section 7582. See California Business and Professions Code 7580.7 v2
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
(2) Maintain at the office in this state all records required under this chapter and under rules adopted by the bureau.
(b) No person shall act as a qualified manager of a licensee until they have complied with both of the following:
(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 7582.8 and that none of the facts stated in Section 7582.24 or 7582.25 exist as to them.
(c) The director shall issue a qualified manager certificate to any person meeting the requirements of this section. The certificate of the qualified manager shall be prominently displayed below the branch office license at the principal place of business. If the principal place of business is outside of this state, then the certificate of the qualified manager shall be posted below the branch office certificate at each branch office.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.
(Repealed (in Sec. 27) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 571, Sec. 2. (AB 1244) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)