14022.
This chapter does not apply to:(a) A person employed exclusively and regularly by one employer in connection with the affairs of such that employer only and where only, if there exists an employer- employee relationship.
employer-employee relationship, and if the person certifies, under penalty of perjury, that the person has read and understands the most recent notice prepared by the department pursuant to Section 14046 that describes the most significant California laws pertaining to property insurance policies.
(b) An officer or employee of the United States of America, or of this state or a political subdivision thereof, while such that officer or employee is engaged in the performance of his or her official duties.
(c) A person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and
furnishing information as to the financial rating of persons.
(d) A charitable philanthropic society or association duly incorporated under the laws of this state, which is organized and maintained for the public good and not for private profit.
(e) An attorney at law in performing his or her the duties as such attorney at law. of an attorney.
(f) A licensed
collection agency or an employee thereof while acting within the scope of his or her
employment, while making an investigation incidental to the business of the agency, including an investigation of the location of a debtor or his or her the debtor’s property where if the contract with an assignor creditor is for the collection of claims owed or due or asserted to be owed or due or the equivalent thereof.
(g) Admitted insurers and agents and insurance brokers licensed by the state, performing duties in connection with insurance transacted by them.
(h) The legal owner of
personal property which
that has been sold under a conditional sales agreement or a mortgagee under the terms of a chattel mortgage.
(i) Any A bank subject to the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of the State of California under Division 1 (commencing with Section 99) of the Financial Code or the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States.
(j) A person engaged solely in the business of securing information about persons or property from public records.
(k) Any A
building contractor, engineer, technical expert, or other person who is engaged by an insurer or licensed adjuster to provide an expert or professional evaluation of the extent, cause, or origin of damage to the insured property, but who does not otherwise participate in the process of adjusting claims.