California Assembly Bill AB1175 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1175INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act to amend Section 9873 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to consumer affairs. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1175, as introduced, Ridley-Thomas. Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation. Existing law, the Electronic Appliance Repair Dealer Registration Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of electronic appliance and repair dealers by the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation and makes a failure to comply with its provisions a crime. Existing law establishes the bureau under the supervision and control of the Director of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires the director to administer and enforce those provisions relating to the licensure and regulation of electronic and appliance repair service dealers and persons engaged in various businesses associated with home furnishings. Existing law establishes the maximum amount for the initial registration fee for each place of business in the state of an electronic repair industry service dealer, an appliance repair industry service dealer, a service contractor, a person who is engaged in business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer and appliance repair industry service dealer, a service contractor who is engaged in business as either an electronic repair industry service dealer or an appliance industry service dealer, and a service contractor who engages in both the electronic repair industry and the appliance repair industry as a service dealer. Existing law requires a service dealer or service contractor who does not operate a place of business in the state, but engages in at least some of these activities in the state to pay these fees as if he or she had a place of business in the state. This bill would increase the maximum amounts of the initial registration fees for each of the above described persons, as specified. Existing law also establishes, among other things, the maximum amount for the annual registration renewal fee for each place of business for an electronic repair industry service dealer, an appliance repair industry dealer, a service contractor, and a service dealer who is engaged in business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer and an appliance repair industry service dealer. This bill would increase the maximum amount for each of these annual registration renewal fees, as specified. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 9873 of the Business and Professions Code, as amended by Section 19 of Chapter 428 of the Statutes of 2014, is amended to read: 9873. The fees prescribed by this chapter shall be set by the director by regulation, according to the following schedule: (a) (1) The initial registration fee for an electronic repair industry service dealer or for an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than  one hundred sixty-five   two hundred five  dollars  ($165)   ($205)  for each place of business in this state. The initial registration fee for a service contractor is not more than  seventy-five   ninety-five  dollars  ($75)   ($95)  for each place of business in this state. (2) The initial registration fee for a person who engages in business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer and an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than  three hundred twenty-five   four hundred five  dollars  ($325)   ($405)  for each place of business in this state. The initial registration fee for a person who is a service contractor and engages in business as either an electronic repair industry service dealer or an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than  two hundred forty   three hundred  dollars  ($240)   ($300)  for each place of business in this state. (3) The initial registration fee for a person who engages in both the electronic repair industry and the appliance repair industry as a service dealer and is a service contractor is not more than  four     five  hundred dollars  ($400)   ($500)  for each place of business in this state. (4) A service dealer or service contractor who does not operate a place of business in this state, but engages in the electronic repair industry, the appliance repair industry, or sells, issues, or administers service contracts in this state shall pay the registration fee specified herein as if he or she had a place of business in this state. (b) (1) The annual registration renewal fee for an electronic repair industry service dealer or for an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than  one hundred sixty-five   two hundred  dollars  ($165)   ($200)  for each place of business in this state, if renewed prior to its expiration date. The annual registration renewal fee for a service contractor is seventy-five   ninety-five  dollars  ($75)   ($95)  for each place of business in this state, if renewed prior to its expiration date. (2) The annual renewal fee for a service dealer who engages in the business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer and an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than  three   four  hundred dollars  ($300)   ($400)  for each place of business in this state. (3) The annual renewal fee for a service dealer who engages in the electronic repair industry and the appliance repair industry and is a service contractor is not more than  three   four  hundred seventy-five dollars  ($375)   ($475)  for each place of business in this state. (4) A service dealer or service contractor who does not operate a place of business in this state, but who engages in the electronic repair industry, the appliance repair industry, or sells or issues service contracts in this state shall pay the registration fee specified herein as if he or she had a place of business in this state. (c) The delinquency fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee for a license in effect on the date of renewal of the license, except as otherwise provided in Section 163.5. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date. SEC. 2. Section 9873 of the Business and Professions Code, as amended by Section 20 of Chapter 428 of the Statutes of 2014, is amended to read: 9873. The fees prescribed by this chapter shall be set by the director by regulation, according to the following schedule: (a) The initial registration fee for an electronic repair industry service dealer or for an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than  one hundred sixty-five   two hundred five  dollars  ($165)   ($205)  for each place of business in this state. The initial registration fee for a person who engages in business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer and an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than  three hundred twenty-five   four hundred five  dollars  ($325)   ($405)  . (b) The annual registration renewal fee for an electronic repair industry service dealer or for an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than  one hundred sixty-five   two hundred  dollars  ($165)   ($200)  for each place of business in this state, if renewed prior to its expiration date. The annual renewal fee for a service dealer who engages in the business as both an electronic repair industry service dealer and an appliance repair industry service dealer is not more than  three   four  hundred dollars  ($300)   ($400)  . (c) The delinquency fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee for a license in effect on the date of renewal of the license, except as otherwise provided in Section 163.5. (d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.