(a) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section: (1) âAll activities relating to an adverse license or registration actionâ includes, but is not limited to, all of the following which occur as a result of a failure to comply with this section: (A) Denial of a new application or a renewal application for licensure or registration. (B) Denial of reinstatement of a license or registration. (C) Suspension of a license or registration. (D) Assessment and recovery of civil penalties for knowingly providing false information in the statement required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (b). (2) âFarm labor contractorâ has the same meaning as set forth in Section 1682. (3) âFinal judgment issued by a courtâ means a judgment with respect to which all possibility of a direct attack, by way of appeal, motion for a new trial, or motion pursuant to Section 663 of the Code of Civil Procedure to vacate the judgment, has been exhausted and also includes any final arbitration award where the time to file a petition for a trial de novo or a petition to vacate or correct the arbitration award has expired, and no petition is pending. (4) âGarment manufacturerâ means a person engaged in garment manufacturing as described in Section 2671. (5) âInvolving unpaid wagesâ means all amounts required to be paid by a final judgment, order, or accord involving a failure of the licensee or registrant to pay required wages. (6) âLicenseeâ has the same meaning as set forth in Section 1682. (7) âRegistrantâ means a person who holds a valid and unrevoked garment manufacturer registration. (b) (1) The Labor Commissioner shall require an applicant for any of the following to submit a statement as to whether the applicant has satisfied all requirements imposed by a final judgment issued by a court or by a final order issued by the Labor Commissioner or by an accord involving unpaid wages: (A) Licensure as a farm labor contractor. (B) Registration as a garment manufacturer. (C) Renewal or reinstatement of a farm labor contractor license or a garment manufacturer registration. (D) A change in the persons identified pursuant to Section 1689 or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 2675. (2) A person who knowingly provides false information in the statement submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to a civil penalty of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), in addition to any civil remedies available to the Labor Commissioner. The penalty shall be recovered by the Labor Commissioner as part of a hearing relating to a denial of an application for a license or registration, a hearing relating to a denial of a renewal or reinstatement of a license or registration, a hearing to contest the civil penalties assessed under this section by the Labor Commissioner, or in an independent civil action. The action shall be brought in the name of the people of the State of California and the Labor Commissioner and the attorneys thereof may proceed and act for and on behalf of the people in bringing these actions. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Labor Commissioner shall not approve an application described in subdivision (b) if the statement submitted with it shows that the applicant has failed to satisfy all requirements imposed by a final judgment issued by a court or by a final order issued by the Labor Commissioner or by an accord involving unpaid wages, as described in subdivision (b), unless the applicant submits either of the following to the Labor Commissioner: (1) A bond or a cash deposit, in addition to any required by Section 240, 1684, 1688, 2675, or 2679, in an amount sufficient to guarantee payment of all amounts due under a final judgment issued by a court or under a final order issued by the Labor Commissioner involving unpaid wages. (2) A notarized accord between the applicant and the other parties to the ju
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