Section 12306 Of Chapter 4. Licensee Regulations From California Financial Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 4.
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. The cost of every examination of a licensee or other person
subject to this division shall be paid to the commissioner by the
licensee or person examined, and the commissioner may maintain an
action for the recovery of these costs in any court of competent
jurisdiction. In determining the cost of an examination, the
commissioner may use the estimated average hourly cost for all
persons performing examinations of licensees or other persons subject
to this division for the fiscal year. For the purposes of this
section only, no person other than a licensee shall be deemed to be a
person subject to this division unless and until the person is
determined to be a person subject to this division by an
administrative hearing in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code or by a judicial hearing in any court of competent jurisdiction.