(a) On and after July 1, 2016, a person who knows or should have known that the person is using the services of a foreign labor contractor to procure foreign workers or employees pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 9998.1 shall disclose this information to the Labor Commissioner in accordance with the terms and procedures established by the commissioner by January 1, 2016.

(b) The disclosure shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 9998.2

  • 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.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

(1) The name, address, and contact information of the person designated by the employer to work with a foreign labor contractor.

(2) A declaration consenting to the designation by a court of the commissioner as an agent available to accept service of summons in any action against the person, if the person has left the jurisdiction in which the action is commenced or otherwise has become unavailable to accept service.

(c) A person may not knowingly enter into an agreement for the services of a foreign labor contractor that is not registered under this chapter.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 711, Sec. 5. (SB 477) Effective January 1, 2015.)

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