(a) If a complaint indicates a possible violation of this chapter or of the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, the director may advise the service contractor of the contents of the complaint and, if the service contractor is so advised, the director shall make a summary investigation of the facts after the service contractor has had reasonable opportunity to reply thereto.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.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 9862.5

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 508, Sec. 22. (SB 814) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)