(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department by rule or regulation may provide for the issuance and renewal on a two-year basis of licenses, certificates of registration, or other indicia of authority issued pursuant to this code by the department or any division, office, or other entity within the department.

(b) The department may, by rule or regulation, set the fee for a two-year license, certificate of registration, or other indicia, not to exceed twice the annual fee for issuance or renewal set by statute.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 374, Sec. 2. (AB 862) Effective January 1, 2016. Note: See this section as modified on July 17, 1991, in Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1991.)