§ 116836 Certificate Validity Deadline

Health and Safety Code·California

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•Certificates from the department are only valid if you applied for them before November 1, 2013.
•If you got a valid certificate before December 31, 2013, it stays valid for 5 years, but you must pay a yearly fee.
•This rule started on January 1, 2014.

Example

A company got a certificate to sell a product in 2012.

Their certificate is still good until 2018 (5 years), but they have to pay a fee every year to keep it valid.

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§ 116836 Certificate Validity Deadline

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a certificate issued by the department shall not be valid unless the application for certification was filed on or before November 1, 2013. (b) A currently valid certificate issued by the department on or before December 31, 2013, pursuant to this article, shall remain valid for five years following the date of initial issuance, provided that the manufacturer pays the annual fee established by Section 116850. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 403, Sec. 8. (AB 119) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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certificate application for certification annual fee

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 116836.

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