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(a) An obligor who is not a seller shall possess a vehicle service contract provider license. A vehicle service contract provider license shall be applied for and maintained, and its holder shall be subject to disciplinary action, as if it were a property broker-agent and casualty broker-agent license, with the following exceptions:
(1) An applicant for a vehicle service contract provider license is exempt from having to satisfy prelicensing and continuing education requirements, and from having to pass a qualifying exam.
(2) The fee to obtain a vehicle service contract provider license shall be four thousand nine hundred thirty-nine dollars ($4,939). The fee to renew a vehicle service contract
provider license shall be eight hundred forty-seven dollars ($847).
(b) A service contract administrator shall be licensed as a property broker-agent and casualty broker-agent.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 534, Sec. 84. (AB 1699) Effective January 1, 2018.)