Failure to comply with the requirements of Penal Code Section 11166 or Welfare and
Institutions Code Section 15630 is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in a
county jail, by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both imprisonment and fine. For
further details about these requirements, consult Penal Code sections 11164 and Welfare
and Institutions Code section 15630, and subsequent sections.
8. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Disclosure of your tax identification number on your application is mandatory. You may
provide either your Social Security Number, your Federal Employer Identification Number,
or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, as applicable. Section 30 of the Business
and Professions Code and Public Law 94-455 (42 USCA 405 (c) (2) (c)) authorizes
collection of these tax identification numbers. Your tax identification number will not be
deemed a public record and shall not be open to the public. Your tax identification number
will be used exclusively for tax enforcement purposes, for purposes of compliance with any
judgment or order for family support in accordance with section 17520 of the Family Code,
or for verification of licensure or examination status by a licensing or examination entity
which utilizes a national examination and where licensure is reciprocal with the requesting
state. If you fail to disclose your tax identification number, your application for initial or
renewal license will not be processed AND you will be reported to the Franchise Tax
Board, which may assess a $100 penalty against you.
9. STATE TAX OBLIGATION
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 31(e), the State Board of Equalization
and the Franchise Tax Board may share taxpayer information with the Board. If a licensee
or applicant does not pay their state tax obligation, their license or registration may be
suspended.
10. NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION:
The Board of Behavioral Sciences of the Department of Consumer Affairs collects the
personal information requested in the Application for Licensure as authorized by Business
and Professions Code sections 27, 30, 114.5, 480, 4990.38, as well as sections 4996.2,
4996.6, 4996.17, 4996.18, 4996.23, 4996.23.1, 4996.23.2, 4996.23.3, 4996.25, 4996.26;
Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations Sections 1805, 1806, 1870 and 1870.1; and
the Information Practices Act. The Board uses this information principally to identify and
evaluate applicants for licensure, issue and renew licenses, and enforce licensing standards
set by statutes and regulations.
Mandatory Submission. Submission of the requested information is mandatory. The
Board cannot consider your application for registration, licensure or renewal unless you
provide all of the requested information.
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