Business and Professions Code Archives

General Guidance in Reading the Business and Professions Code

June 8, 2022 3:38 pmJune 8, 2022 4:06 pm

California’s statutes are contained in 29 separate codes. The first alphabetically is the Business and Professions Code. All 29 Codes have general provisions applicable to reading and interpreting that Code’s sections. The following are selected general provisions of the Business...

AB 35 Deal to Modify Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975

April 28, 2022 10:27 amApril 28, 2022 10:37 am

On April 27, Assembly Bill 35 (which had dealt with false information and was authored by former Assemblyman Ed Chau) was gutted and amended to revise the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 (MICRA) statute. AB 35 is now...

SB 314 Allows Alcoholic Beverage Sales to Continue Under COVID Emergency Order

October 8, 2021 2:16 pmOctober 8, 2021 2:32 pm

On October 8, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 314 by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco). The bill takes effect today upon the Governor’s signature because it contains an urgency clause. Section One of the bill provides...

AB 286 Would Limit Food Delivery Fees to 15 Percent of the Purchase Price

March 23, 2021 11:45 amMarch 26, 2021 6:50 am

On March 22, Assembly Members Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Alex Lee (D-San Jose) amended their Assembly Bill 286 to limit charges by food delivery platforms. The bill would amend Section 22598 and add Sections 22599.1, 22599.5, and 22599.6 to,...

AB 25: Back to Borello Factors for Independent Contractors

December 9, 2020 4:40 amDecember 9, 2020 6:38 pm

On December 7, the first day of the California Legislature’s 2021-22 Session, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley introduced Assembly Bill 25, which would repeal AB 5/AB 2257 and codify the Borello case factors in California law for purposes of determining worker classifications...

California’s Two Alcoholic Beverages Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 5, 2020 7:37 amSeptember 5, 2020 7:50 am

California has two alcoholic beverage-related entities: Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board and Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. What’s the difference? In order to address this question, we first need to examine the California Constitution, Article XX, Section 22, which vests...