(a) The expiration of a valid registration shall not deprive the director of jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation or hearing on a cease and desist order against a service dealer or service contractor or to render a decision to suspend, revoke, or place on probation a registration.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 9849

  • Director: means the Director of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 9801
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Service contractor: means a service contract administrator or a service contract seller. 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

(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 625, Sec. 81) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 508, Sec. 12. (SB 814) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 13 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 508.)

  Previous section
Next section  
 Article 4 Contents