1. (a) Under the active management, direction and control of the licensee or their manager, a branch office shall have a designated person in charge. The Bureau shall at all times be informed of the name of such person.
2. (b) Records of all business transacted at a branch office shall be maintained by the licensee and available for inspection by the Bureau.
3. (c) A branch office shall be an established place of business and shall maintain reasonable hours for service to its customers. Telephone referral service to a different location does not meet the requirements of this section.

Application to conduct business from any location other than the principal place of business shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the Director and accompanied by the fee prescribed. A branch office certificate shall be issued if it is established that the conditions of this Section and Section 7536 of Chapter 11.3, Section 7582.22 of Chapter 11.5 and Section 7599.25 of Chapter 11.6 have been met.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 7515, 7581 and 7591.6, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7536, 7582.22 and 7599.25, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 655 to new section 622, including amendment of section and Note, filed 5-21-98 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 98, No. 21). For prior history, see Register 93, No. 3.

2. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 1-12-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 3).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending section and Note filed 3-18-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 12).