Online License Renewal

Brian Christensen · Post by **Brian Christensen** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:19 pm

I paid for my renewal online back in November. I just got a delinquency notice... They took my money, $115 + a $2.65 processing fee. Any one else have this problem?

Stephen Johnson · Post by **Stephen Johnson** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:44 am

No. I will be on their case if it happens to me when I renew in September.

Ric7308 · Post by **Ric7308** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:10 am

Brian,

The $2.65 processing fee does not sound right since BPELSG only has a $1.00 fee for processing an online renewal. Contact Vicki at Vicki.kereszt@dca.ca.gov and be prepared to provide her a copy of your receipt confirmation or email confirmation that you received when you made your payment. Online renewals go through DCA's cashiering unit and Vicki is the one that verifies that process.

Stephen - looking forward you "getting on our case".

TTaylor · Post by **TTaylor** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:48 am

I paid on-line and received my wallet sized paper copy a few weeks later.

D Ryan · Post by **D Ryan** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:02 am

Brian, did you try and pay using Bitcoin?

land butcher · Post by **land butcher** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 1:00 pm

D Ryan wrote:Brian, did you try and pay using Bitcoin?

If he did he probably overpaid as bitcoins are worth more than federal reserve notes.

Brian Christensen · Post by **Brian Christensen** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:32 pm

Ric7308 wrote:Brian,

The $2.65 processing fee does not sound right since BPELSG only has a $1.00 fee for processing an online renewal. Contact Vicki at Vicki.kereszt@dca.ca.gov and be prepared to provide her a copy of your receipt confirmation or email confirmation that you received when you made your payment. Online renewals go through DCA's cashiering unit and Vicki is the one that verifies that process.

Stephen - looking forward you "getting on our case".

Thanks Ric. I spoke with Vicki this morning. Unfortunately she was unable to help me. She said the same thing about the $2.65. The payment I thought I made to DCA evidently went via the third party payment processor to the Board of Equalization (BOE). I ended up paying the registration fee (again?) + the 50% penalty to get the delinquent status lifted. I have a call into the BOE to hopefully get things straightened out. I am beginning to suspect that the payment to BOE, what I thought was for my renewal, may have been for a CalFire Special assessment for the same amount.

Ric7308 · Post by **Ric7308** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:54 pm

Since you had a receipt from "attempting" to pay the renewal on time, keep in contact with Vicki about the delinquency fee once the renewal hits her desk so she can take care of that for you.

Robert Martin · Post by **Robert Martin** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:21 am

Brian Christensen wrote:I paid for my renewal online back in November. I just got a delinquency notice... They took my money...

Typical problem child, my advice to the board is to yank this guys license, he will probably be nothing but trouble for the rest of his career;)

Brian Christensen · Post by **Brian Christensen** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:12 am

Robert Martin wrote:Typical problem child, my advice to the board is to yank this guys license, he will probably be nothing but trouble for the rest of his career;)

Sound advice, Robert. Sometimes I wonder myself how the Board saw fit to grant me a license.