California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 9 — Contractors, Article 5 — Licensing, Section 7071.22
(a) Sections 7071.20 and 7071.21 shall apply if a party to the civil action, judgment, settlement payment, or arbitration award is or was a licensee, as defined in Section 7096, or was a member of the personnel of the record, a person, or a qualifying person, as those terms are defined in Section 7025.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensee or person providing a report to the registrar pursuant to Section 7071.20 or 7071.21 shall not be considered to have violated a confidential settlement agreement or other confidential agreement.
(c) The board may adopt regulations to further the purposes of Sections 7071.20 and 7071.21, specifically with regard to the reporting requirements of those sections.
Notes
Sets specified judgment, settlement, and arbitration reporting provisions to apply when a party is or was a defined licensee, personnel-of-record member, person, or qualifying person. Bars required reporting from being treated as violating a confidential agreement and allows the board to adopt regulations furthering the reporting provisions, particularly their reporting requirements.
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