(a)
Notwithstanding Section 7508.3, an oval, shield, round, square, or non-seven-point badge, cap insignia, or jacket patch may be worn by a licensee, officer, director, partner, manager, independent contractor, qualified certificate holder, qualified manager, or employee of a repossession agency. If a badge, cap insignia, or jacket patch is worn, it shall bear on its face all of the following:
(1)
All or a substantial part of the repossession agency’s name.
(2)
The repossession agency license number issued by the director to that individual or agency.
(3)
The word
“repossessor.”
(b)
A repossessor shall not wear a badge on his or her belt or hang a badge around his or her neck.
(c)
All badges, cap insignias, and jacket patches worn by a repossessor shall be a standard design approved by the director and shall be clearly visible.
(d)
This section shall not apply to a holder of a temporary registration pursuant to Section 7506.9.
(e)
The director may assess a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation, one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) for the second violation, and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each subsequent violation.