Each service dealer shall pay the fee required by this chapter for each place of business and each drop-off location, as defined by bureau regulations, operated by him or her in this state and shall register with the bureau upon forms prescribed by the director. The forms shall contain sufficient information to identify the service dealer, including name, address, retail seller‘s permit number, if a permit is required under the Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), a copy of the certificate of qualification as filed with the Secretary of State if the service dealer is a foreign corporation, and other identifying data to be prescribed by the bureau. If the business is to be carried on under a fictitious name, that fictitious name shall be stated. If the service dealer is a partnership, identifying data shall be stated for each partner. If the service dealer is a private company that does not file an annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, data shall be included for each of the officers and directors of the company as well as for the individual in charge of each place of the service dealer’s business in the State of California, subject to any regulations the director may adopt. If the service dealer is a publicly held corporation or a private company that files an annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it shall be sufficient for purposes of providing data for each of the officers and directors of the corporation or company to file with the director the most recent annual report on Form 10-K that is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A service dealer who does not operate a place of business in this state, but who engages in the electronic repair industry or the appliance repair industry in this state, shall hold a valid registration issued by the bureau and shall pay the registration fee required by this chapter as if he or she had a place of business in this state.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 9830

  • Appliance repair industry: means those activities defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f). See California Business and Professions Code 9801
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. See California Business and Professions Code 9801
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means the Director of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 9801
  • Electronic repair industry: means those activities defined in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (f). See California Business and Professions Code 9801
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • seller: means a person who sells or offers to sell a service contract to a service contractholder, including a person who is the obligor under a service contract sold by the seller, manufacturer, or repairer of the product covered by the service contract. See California Business and Professions Code 9855
  • Service dealer: means a person who, for compensation, engages in, or holds themselves out to the public as offering services in the business of:

    California Business and Professions Code 9801

  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1275, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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