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The director may make any necessary investigations relative to reported violations of this division, pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(a) The department may establish by regulation a fee schedule not to exceed the reasonable costs associated with carrying out the provisions of this division with a maximum fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for a particular license, permit, registration, product, or service. These fees shall only be established when a specific benefit or service is conferred directly to the payer and such benefit or service is not provided to those not charged.
  (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends that date.