Section 7508.1.

The director may assess administrative fines for the following prohibited acts:

(a) Knowingly making any false report to his or her employer or client for whom information was being obtained. The fine shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation, and five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation thereafter.

(b) Using any identification to indicate registration as a repossessor, other than the bureau-issued registration card, except an employer identification card issued by the repossession agency which has met bureau approval. A bureau-issued registration card shall be carried by those individuals specified by Section 7506.3, and shall be shown on demand to any bureau employee or law enforcement officer. The fine shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for each violation.

(c) Using an alias in connection with the official activities of the licensee's business. A notice of warning shall be issued for the first violation. Thereafter the fine shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for each violation.

(d) Appearing as an assignee party in any court proceeding involving claim and delivery, replevin, or other possessory court action, action to foreclose a chattel mortgage, mechanic's lien, materialman's lien, or any other lien. This section shall not prohibit a licensee from appearing as a defendant in any of the preceding actions. The fine shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.

(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1104, Sec. 22.)