Bus. & Prof. Code, § 10050 · Article 1. The Real Estate Commissioner
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 10050
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) (1) There is in the Business and Consumer Services Agency a Department of Real Estate, the chief officer of which department is named the Real Estate Commissioner.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the department, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2030.
(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the buyers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.
(c) Wherever the term “commissioner” is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.
(d) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall become operative on July 1, 2026.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 3. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.
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