Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7535 · Article 3. Regulation, Licensing, and Registration
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7535
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A licensee shall not advertise or conduct business from any location other than that shown on the records of the bureau as their principal place of business unless they have received a branch office certificate for the location after compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any additional requirements necessary for the protection of the public as the director may by regulation prescribe. A licensee shall notify the bureau in writing within 30 days after closing or changing the location of a branch office.
(b) The branch office certificate shall be posted below the private investigator operator’s license. The qualified manager certificate shall be posted below the branch office certificate.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed (in Sec. 5) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 571, Sec. 2. (AB 1244) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.
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