California Code
Financial Code - FIN
DIVISION 25 - Debt Collection Licensing Act

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Short Title

Section 100000. - 100000. This division shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 100000.5. - 100000.5. (a) The commissioner shall allow any debt collector that...

Section 100000.7. - 100000.7. No county, city, or other political subdivision within this...

ARTICLE 2 - Requirements for Licensure

Section 100001. - 100001. (a) No person shall engage in the business of...

ARTICLE 3 - Definitions

Section 100002. - 100002. For purposes of this division, the following terms have...

CHAPTER 2 - Licensing

ARTICLE 1 - Commissioner on Financial Protection and Innovation

Section 100003. - 100003. (a) The commissioner shall administer this division and may...

Section 100003.3. - 100003.3. (a) The proceedings for a revocation of a license...

Section 100004. - 100004. (a) Notwithstanding any law the commissioner shall have the...

Section 100005. - 100005. (a) If, in the opinion of the commissioner, a...

Section 100006. - 100006. (a) Notwithstanding any law, the commissioner may by rule...

Section 100006.3. - 100006.3. (a) The commissioner may require an applicant for a...

Section 100006.5. - 100006.5. (a) The Debt Collection Licensing Fund is hereby established...

ARTICLE 2 - Application for Licensure

Section 100007. - 100007. An applicant shall apply for a license by submitting...

Section 100008. - 100008. (a) The commissioner shall submit to the Department of...

Section 100009. - 100009. (a) (1) Upon the filing of an application for...

Section 100011. - 100011. (a) When the application is complete, including the information...

Section 100012. - 100012. (a) The proceedings for a denial of a license...

Section 100013. - 100013. (a) The commissioner may deem an application for a...

Section 100014. - 100014. A license shall remain effective until the license is...

ARTICLE 3 - Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry

Section 100015. - 100015. (a) The commissioner is authorized to establish relationships or...

Section 100016. - 100016. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1512 of...

Section 100017. - 100017. The commissioner shall report regularly violations of this division,...

CHAPTER 3 - Licensee Duties

Section 100018. - 100018. (a) A licensee shall notify the commissioner, in writing,...

Section 100019. - 100019. A licensee shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 100020. - 100020. (a) Each licensee shall pay to the commissioner its...

Section 100021. - 100021. (a) A licensee shall file an annual report with...

Section 100022. - 100022. A licensee that ceases to engage in debt collection...

CHAPTER 4 - Periodic Examination of Licensees

Section 100023. - 100023. (a) As often as the commissioner deems necessary and...

CHAPTER 5 - Advisory Committee

Section 100025. - 100025. (a) There is within the Department of Financial Protection...