Section 17213.2.

Cal. Financial Code - FIN § 17213.2.
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The commissioner may order a licensed escrow agent which opens a branch office or changes its business location or locations without first obtaining the approval of the commissioner to forfeit to the people of the state a sum of up to one hundred dollars ($100) for every day for the first 10 days and ten dollars ($10) for every day thereafter during which the branch office or changed location is maintained without authority.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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