Registration & Reporting

Every owner of a check-cashing business in California is required by law to obtain a permit from the Attorney General's Office, California Department of Justice.

All private conservators, guardians and trustees are required by state law to be placed in the Statewide Registry of Conservators, Guardians & Trustees.

Persons holding property for charitable purposes, including nonprofit public benefit corporations, must register and file financial reports with the Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts.

Any person who sells or provides services to improve a consumer's credit record, history or rating, which may include obtaining a loan or extension of credit for the consumer, is required to register with the Attorney General's Office. Excluded are banks and financial institutions otherwise regulated by government.

California law requires any individual who rolls fingerprints manually or electronically for licensure, certification and/or employment purposes to be certified by the state Department of Justice.

Applications and/or documents required for gaming activities in California used by the Attorney General's Division of Gambling Control and the California Gambling Control Commission.

Anyone who regularly arranges the placement of foreign exchange students in California elementary, junior high and high schools must register with the Attorney General's Office prior to making the placement.

State law requires any person suing "in the public interest" to enforce Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, to notify the Attorney General of the lawsuit and outcome of the case.

Charities and certain other private nonprofit organizations must register with the Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts prior to holding fund-raising raffles.

Printers seeking to produce tamper-resistant prescription forms for purchase by prescribers of controlled drugs in California must apply with the Department of Justice to be placed on the state's "approved printers" list.

Persons selling business opportunities for initial payments of $500 to $50,000 must register with the Attorney General's Office prior to advertising or sales, unless otherwise licensed or regulated.

All sellers of travel doing business in California must register with the Attorney General's Office and display the registration number in their advertising.

A seller soliciting business by telephone in California is required to register with the state.

Tobacco manufacturers are required by law to enter brands into the California Tobacco Directory prior to sale in the state.