California Business and Professions Code

§ 6980.14

BPC § 6980.14 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 3 · Ch. 8.5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The superior court in and for the county where any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act that constitutes a violation of this chapter, or where any person engages in the business of a locksmith after the revocation or expiration of any license or during the period of suspension of any license, may, upon application of the chief or any person licensed under these provisions or any association representing those licensees or any member of the general public, issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining this conduct and may impose civil fines not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The proceedings under this section shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that there shall be no requirement to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack of adequate remedy at law or irreparable injury.

(b)During the period of revocation, expiration, or suspension, any business telephone number used to conduct, direct, operate, dispatch, manage, or utilize an illegal, nonexempt, or unlicensed locksmith business, locksmith service, service provider, or related activity, may be disconnected by ruling of the chief.

(c)The superior court for the county in which any person has engaged in any act that constitutes a violation of this chapter may, upon a petition filed by the chief with the approval of the director, order this person to make restitution to persons injured as a result of the violation.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 679, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009.