PART 1. LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION [16000. - 16550.2.]
Part 1 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61.
§§ 16000–16550.2 · 48 sections
CHAPTER 1. Licensing by Cities §§ 16000–16005 · 17 sections
- § 16000 (a) The legislative body of an incorporated city may, in the exercise of its police power, and for the purpose of regulation, as herein provided, and not…
- § 16000.1 (a) (1) A city that licenses businesses carried on within its jurisdiction shall accept a California driver’s license or identification number, an individual…
- § 16000.2 A city, county, or city and county that issues business licenses, equivalent instruments, or permits within its jurisdiction shall provide written notice of…
- § 16000.3 (a) When applying to a city for an initial business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, or renewal thereof, a person who conducts a business operation…
- § 16000.5 Notwithstanding Section 16000, no incorporated city shall require a regulatory license or impose a regulatory license fee with respect to cafe musicians. “Cafe…
- § 16000.7 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the prohibition on the imposition of regulatory licenses and license fees on federally chartered veterans’…
- § 16001 Every honorably discharged or honorably relieved soldier, sailor, or marine of the United States or Confederate States who served in the Civil War, any Indian…
- § 16001.5 Every person who was honorably discharged or honorably relieved from the military, naval or air service of the United States who served on or after June 27,…
- § 16001.7 Every person who is honorably discharged or honorably relieved from the military, naval, or air service of the United States and who is a resident of this…
- § 16001.8 (a) A veteran who is honorably discharged or honorably relieved from the Armed Forces of the United States and is a resident of this state shall not be…
- § 16002 No license fee may be collected from, nor any penalty for the nonpayment thereof enforced against, any commercial traveler whose business is limited to goods,…
- § 16002.1 No license fee for the privilege of auctioning real estate may be collected from any real estate auctioneer, whose business is limited exclusively to…
- § 16002.2 No city shall impose a license fee or tax, other than a fee or tax based on gross receipts, for the privilege of renting, leasing, or operating laundry…
- § 16002.5 No city shall impose a license fee or tax, other than a fee or tax based on gross receipts, for the privilege of renting, leasing, or operating coin-operated…
- § 16003 This article does not repeal any act vesting municipal corporations with power to license for revenue purposes.
- § 16004 Any license issued to a business pursuant to this chapter shall be revoked for a violation of Section 24185 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to human…
- § 16005 (a) A city shall not include in the definition of gross receipts, for purposes of any local tax or fee imposed by the city on a cannabis retailer licensed…
CHAPTER 2. Licensing by Counties §§ 16100–16106 · 11 sections
- § 16100 (a) The board of supervisors may in the exercise of its police powers, and for the purpose of regulation, as herein provided, and not otherwise, license any…
- § 16100.1 (a) (1) A county that licenses businesses carried on within its jurisdiction shall accept a California driver’s license or identification number, an individual…
- § 16100.3 (a) When applying to a county for an initial business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, or business renewal thereof, a person who conducts a business…
- § 16100.5 Notwithstanding Section 16100, no county or city and county shall require a regulatory license or impose a regulatory license fee with respect to cafe…
- § 16100.7 (a) Notwithstanding Section 37101 of the Government Code, Section 7284 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or Section 16000 of this code, no county or city and…
- § 16101 The boards of supervisors in their respective counties may for the purpose of revenue license individuals acting as hawkers, itinerant peddlers or itinerant…
- § 16102 Every soldier, sailor or marine of the United States who has received an honorable discharge or a release from active duty under honorable conditions from such…
- § 16103 No license fee may be collected from, nor any penalty for the nonpayment thereof enforced against, any commercial traveler whose business is limited to goods,…
- § 16104 No license requiring a fee greater than 3 cents ($0.03) per head shall be imposed by the board of supervisors of any county on the business of raising,…
- § 16105 Any license issued to a business pursuant to this chapter shall be revoked for violation of Section 24185 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to human…
- § 16106 A county shall not include in the definition of gross receipts, for purposes of any local tax or fee imposed by the county on a cannabis retailer licensed…
CHAPTER 2.1. Business License Taxation §§ 16110–16112 · 3 sections
- § 16110 No city, county, or city and county which levies a business license tax calculated on a basis of gross receipts pursuant to Section 16000 or 16100 or Section…
- § 16111 As used in this chapter: (a) “Business license tax receipt” means the receipt or certificate required to be posted or displayed as evidence of a business’s…
- § 16112 The Legislature finds and declares that protecting the privacy of a business’s tax payments and gross receipts is a matter of statewide interest and concern.
CHAPTER 3. State Licensing §§ 16200–16240 · 12 sections
ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 16200–16205 · 6 sections
- § 16200 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of the terms they define in the subsequent sections of…
- § 16201 “Fee” includes every tax, fee, penalty and other monetary exaction, and interest and costs in connection therewith, imposed or collected in connection with or…
- § 16202 “Tax” includes every tax, fee, penalty and other monetary exaction, and interest and costs in connection therewith, imposed or collected for revenue for public…
- § 16203 “Charge” includes every tax, fee, penalty and other monetary exaction, and interest and costs in connection therewith, imposed or collected for regulatory…
- § 16204 “Officer” includes director, chief, commissioner, chairman, department, division, bureau, commission, board and any other person, officer or employee, and any…
- § 16205 “Taxpayer” includes every individual, person, firm, partnership, joint adventure, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate…
ARTICLE 2. Actions §§ 16220–16224 · 5 sections
- § 16220 The remedy provided by this chapter for the collection of any fee, tax and charge is cumulative. No action taken under this chapter constitutes an election to…
- § 16221 Every officer by or for whom any fee, tax or charge imposed by the statutes of this State is collected may bring a suit in the name of the people of this State…
- § 16222 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to the service of summons, pleadings, proofs, trials and…
- § 16223 Upon application and without bond or affidavit, every officer suing under this chapter is entitled to all or any of provisional remedies provided in the Code…
- § 16224 All sums collected in suits under this chapter shall be reported to the Controller and deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the fund in which would…
ARTICLE 3. Penalties § 16240 · 1 section
- § 16240 Every person who practices, offers to practice, or advertises any business, trade, profession, occupation, or calling, or who uses any title, sign, initials,…
CHAPTER 4. Employment Activities § 16300 · 1 section
- § 16300 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 7284) of Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or…
CHAPTER 6. Notice to Licensees § 16545 · 1 section
- § 16545 Every state agency which licenses any kind of business transacted or carried on within their respective jurisdictions shall require applications filed to…
CHAPTER 7. Transportation Network Company Drivers: Business Licenses §§ 16550–16550.2 · 3 sections
- § 16550 It is the intent of the Legislature to limit any requirement for a business license imposed by a local jurisdiction on a participating driver for a…
- § 16550.1 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Business license” includes any license, certificate, fee, or equivalent payment that is…
- § 16550.2 (a) Any local jurisdiction that requires a driver to obtain a business license to operate as a driver for a transportation network company may only require…