Structural Pest Control Board: complaints: structural pest control operators.

Existing law defines, licenses, and regulates structural pest control operators and establishes the Structural Pest Control Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs to administer these provisions. Existing law requires all complaints against a licensee or a registered company to be filed with the board within 2 years after the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action or, in the case of fraud, within 4 years after commission of the fraudulent act or omission. Existing law requires the board to file any accusation within one year after the complaint has been filed with the board, except as specified. This bill instead would require a complaint against a nonlicensee, licensee, or registered company to be filed with the board no later than 2 years after the act or omission or, in a matter involving fraud, gross negligence, or misrepresentation, no later than 4 years after commission of the act or omission. The bill instead would require the board to file any accusation no later than 18 months after the complaint was filed with the board, except as specified.