{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-8697.3","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 8697.3","heading":"","body":"(a) If, after a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, a license or company registration is suspended or revoked upon the grounds set forth in Article 7 (commencing with Section 8620), the registrar shall require the applicant, licensee, or registered company, as a condition to the issuance, reissuance, or restoration of the license or company registration, to file a surety bond in the sum to be determined by the registrar based upon the seriousness of the violation, but the sum shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).\n(b) The bond required by this section shall be in addition to the bond required by Section 8697 of this article.\n(c) Each applicant, licensee, or registered company required to maintain a bond of the type provided in this section shall post the bond with the registrar for a period of at least two years and during the additional time as there may be unsatisfied claims outstanding against the same.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 14. Structural Pest Control Operators [8500. - 8697.4.]","ARTICLE 10. Indemnity Bonds [8697. - 8697.4.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"eb18c82552ff5f21f1766f862b0b054a67f99f4fd0f7e14505511b532609f6f5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-8697.2","next":"us-ca/bpc-8697.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}