Go to Previous Versions of this Section
  1. 2025 California Code (here)
  2. 2024 California Code
  3. 2023 California Code
  4. View All Versions

2025 California Code
Financial Code - FIN
DIVISION 25 - Debt Collection Licensing Act
CHAPTER 2 - Licensing
ARTICLE 2 - Application for Licensure
Section 100007.

Universal Citation:
CA Fin Code § 100007 (2025)
Learn more This media-neutral citation is based on the American Association of Law Libraries Universal Citation Guide and is not necessarily the official citation.
Next

100007. An applicant shall apply for a license by submitting all of the following to the commissioner:

(a) A completed application for a license in a form prescribed by the commissioner and signed under penalty of perjury. An application shall include the location of the applicant’s principal place of business and all branch office locations.

(b) (1) An application fee, of three hundred fifty dollars ($350), and an investigation fee, the amount of which shall be determined by the department, to cover any costs incurred in processing an application, including a fingerprint processing and criminal history record check under Section 100009. The investigation fee, including the amount for the criminal history record check, and the application fee are not refundable if an application is denied or withdrawn.

(2) The fees assessed pursuant to this subdivision shall be billed and collected by the commissioner at the time of initial application.

(c) A sample of the initial letter required pursuant to Section 1692g of Title 15 of the United States Code that the licensee will use in correspondence with California consumers.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 77, Sec. 6. (AB 137) Effective July 16, 2021. Operative January 1, 2022, pursuant to Sec. 100000.5.)

Next
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. California may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.