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Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7599.42 · Article 12. Alarm Company Operators—Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations

Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7599.42

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Within seven days after any violent incident involving a dangerous weapon that has been caused by or occurred upon a licensee or any officer, partner, member, manager, qualified manager, or employee of a licensee, while acting within the course and scope of his or her employment, and that results in bodily injury to any person or death of any person involved in that incident or of any discharge of a weapon, excluding any discharge which occurs on the range, the licensee or his or her qualified manager shall mail or deliver to the chief a detailed report of the incident. The report shall describe fully the circumstances surrounding the incident, any injuries or damages incurred, the identity of all participants, and whether a police investigation was conducted. A violation of this section by a licensee, officer, partner, member, or manager of a licensee, or qualified manager may result in a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each subsequent violation. A violation of this section by an employee of a licensee may result in a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 69) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 406, Sec. 26. (SB 904) Effective January 1, 2019.

Source of truth

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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=7599.42.
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