Any licensee may petition the director for waiver of licensure fees or late payment penalties for the current fiscal year based upon financial hardship. Prior to the granting of relief, the licensee shall demonstrate hardship by production of appropriate financial records. The director may, in his or her discretion, grant all or part of the relief sought, but shall consider the reasonableness of the relief in light of the other expenditures undertaken by the licensee, giving particular scrutiny to the licensee’s own profits, earnings, or other compensation, and expenses such as interest, mortgage, or loan payments, as well as noncash expenses such as accruals and depreciation.

(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 862, Sec. 114. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 11839.18

  • Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.