California Business and Professions Code 22980 – (a) (1) Any peace officer, or board employee granted …
(a) (1) Any peace officer, or board employee granted limited peace officer status pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of § 830.11 of the Penal Code, upon presenting appropriate credentials, is authorized to enter any place as described in paragraph (3) and to conduct inspections in accordance with the following paragraphs, inclusive.
(2) Inspections shall be performed in a reasonable manner and at times that are reasonable under the circumstances, taking into consideration the normal business hours of the place to be entered.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 22980
- board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
(3) Inspections may be at any place at which cigarettes or tobacco products are sold, produced, or stored or at any site where evidence of activities involving evasion of cigarette or tobacco products tax and violations of § 30165.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code may be discovered.
(4) Inspections shall be requested or conducted no more than once in a 24-hour period.
(b) Any person that refuses to allow an inspection shall be subject to the penalties imposed pursuant to Section 22981.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 265, Sec. 2. (AB 2496) Effective January 1, 2011.)