1. (a) No person shall act as a first-line business partner or first-line service provider that is not a party to a currently valid BPA contract and permit. No person shall act as a second-line business partner that is not a party to a currently valid permit.
2. (b) Upon the execution of the first-line business partner or first-line service provider BPA contract, the department will issue a BPA permit for each site location that the department has determined meets the permit qualifications of Section 225.03, and has not been disqualified pursuant to Section 225.18 or Section 225.73. The BPA permit shall identify the business as an authorized business partner.
3. (c) A BPA permit may be issued to a second-line business partner for each site location that the department has determined meets the permit qualifications. The BPA permit shall identify the business as an authorized business partner.
4. (d) A permit for the principal place of business is valid for 36 months. A permit shall be displayed during the period of validity within view of the business partner's customers. A permit for a site location expires when the principal place of business permit expires.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 1685, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 1652, 1653 and 1685, Vehicle Code.

History

1. New section filed 7-5-2002 as an emergency; operative 7-5-2002 (Register 2002, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-4-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New section with amendment of subsection (c) refiled 11-4-2002 as an emergency; operative 11-4-2002 (Register 2002, No. 45). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-4-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. New section refiled 3-3-2003 as an emergency; operative 3-3-2003 (Register 2003, No. 10). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-3-2003 order transmitted to OAL 6-27-2003 and filed 8-11-2003 (Register 2003, No. 33).

5. Amendment of section heading and section filed 6-29-2012; operative 7-1-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 26).

6. Amendment of subsection (d) and Note filed 11-13-2017; operative 1-1-2018 (Register 2017, No. 46).

7. Amendment filed 12-15-2020; operative 4-1-2021 (Register 2020, No. 51).

8. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) filed 11-5-2025; operative 11-5-2025 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2025, No. 45).