Professions and vocations: fees.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires the Department of Consumer Affairs and each board in the department to charge a $2 fee for the certification of a record, document, or paper in its custody or for the certification of a document evidencing the content of that record, document, or paper, except as otherwise provided by law. This bill would instead authorize the department and boards to charge a fee of not more than $2 for these certifications, except as otherwise provided by law. Existing law requires that the delinquency, penalty, or late fee for any licensee within the department be 50% of the renewal fee for that license that is in effect on the date of the renewal of the license, but not less than $25 nor more than $150, except as otherwise provided by law. This bill would delete the requirement that the fee not be less than $25 and would make other nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.