Designated Representative - 3PL License
To be licensed as a Designated Representative - 3PL in California, you must satisfy the requirements under Business and Professions Code section 4053.1. Each place of business of a third-party logistics provider shall be supervised and managed by a responsible manager. The responsible manager shall be responsible for the compliance of the place of business with state and federal laws governing third-party logistics providers and with the third-party logistics provider’s customer specifications, except where the customer’s specifications conflict with state or federal laws. The responsible manager shall maintain an active license as a designated representative-3PL with the board at all times during which they are designated as the responsible manager.
Application and Instructions
- Designated Representative-3PL (PDF)
- Request Fingerprint Cards - Out of State Applicants
Checking on the Status of Your Application?
- The board will send you an email notification acknowledging receipt of your application after your payment has been processed.
- Allow the board 45 days to process your application.
- If you have not received an email within 45 days regarding your application after receiving your acknowledgement email, you may contact the board and reference your application file number in the subject line of your email.
- The board will send an email notification when your license is issued.
- To “Verify your License” has been issued, you may conduct a license search on the board’s website.
- Licenses are mailed to your address of record on file with the board from a third-party vendor. Allow four to six weeks from the date of issuance to receive the license.