Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 5020.5 - License and 90-Day Certificate Application Review and Notice of Department Decision
(a)
Within seven (7) calendar days of receiving applications in the office
designated on the application forms for an occupational license, the department
shall review each license application received pursuant to this chapter, and
notify the applicant in writing of either the acceptance of the application for
filing, or the rejection of the application due to incompleteness or errors,
specifically identifying the incompleteness or errors and what must be done in
order to make the application complete and acceptable.
(b) Within 120 calendar days of receiving a
completed and acceptable application, the department shall conduct an
investigation pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18052 of each person
identified on the application, and each proposed place of business within this
state; determine if the provisions of law and this chapter applicable to the
application have been satisfied, and either issue a license or a written notice
of refusal. The written notice of refusal shall specify the reasons why
approval may not be granted.
(c) A
survey conducted pursuant to Government Code Section 15376 of the department's
performance determined the minimum, median and maximum elapsed time between
receipt of a completed application for a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer
license and reaching a final decision; the results are as follows:
(1) Minimum: 21 calendar days.
(2) Median: 63 calendar days.
(3) Maximum: 463 calendar
days.
(d) A survey
conducted pursuant to Government Code Section 15376 of the department's
performance determined the minimum, median and maximum elapsed time between
receipt of a completed application for a salesperson license and reaching a
final decision; the results are as follows:
(1) Minimum: 15 calendar days.
(2) Median: 57 calendar days.
(3) Maximum: 344 calendar
days.
(e) The department
may exceed the maximum time as provided in Subsections (a) and (b) of this
section, if any of the following occurs:
(1)
The number of applications is 15 percent greater than for the same calendar
quarter of the preceding year.
(2)
The department's application processing is delayed due to fingerprint rejection
or fingerprint processing by the California Department of Justice or the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(f) The department's processing time for
90-day certificate applications, from receipt of an application to either
issuance of the certificate or refusal of issuance of the certificate, shall be
as follows:
(1) Minimum: 1 working
day.
(2) Maximum: 7 working
days.
(g) The applicant
may appeal directly to the Director of the department and/or the Secretary of
the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency for a timely resolution of any
dispute arising from a violation of the time periods within which the
department must process the application. The appeal shall be decided in the
applicant's favor if the department has exceeded the established maximum time
period of issuance or denial of the license or 90-day certificate and the
department has failed to establish good cause for exceeding the time period. If
the appeal is decided in the applicant's favor, the applicant shall receive
full reimbursement of any and all filing fees paid to the department.
Notes
2. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b), adoption of subsections (f) and (g) and amendment of NOTE filed 11-25-91; operative 12-26-91. (Register 92, No. 12).
3. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 1-29-2010; operative 1-29-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section 18052.6, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18050 and 18052.6, Health and Safety Code.
2. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b), adoption of subsections (f) and (g) and amendment of Note filed 11-25-91; operative 12-26-91. (Register 92, No. 12).
3. Amendment of section and Note filed 1-29-2010; operative 1-29-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 5).
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