Business and Professions Code section 22459

(a)

Any person who recovers damages in any action or proceeding for injuries caused by the revelation of information which was improperly obtained, transmitted, or distributed by a registrant, or caused by a registrant’s noncompliance with requirements of confidential documentary information under the code sections specified in Section 22450 may recover damages from the bond or cash deposit required by Section 22455.

(b)

Whenever there has been a recovery against a bond or cash deposit under subdivision (a), the registrant shall file a new bond or deposit an additional amount of cash within 30 days to reinstate the bond or cash deposit to the amount required by Section 22455. If the registrant does not file a bond or deposit this amount within 30 days, his or her certificate of registration shall be revoked.

Source: Section 22459, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=22459.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1984; accessed Nov. 24, 2025).

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