Cal. Corp. Code § 31121

The registration may be renewed for additional periods of one year each, unless the commissioner by rule or order specifies a different period, by submitting to the commissioner a registration renewal statement no later than 15 business days prior to the expiration of the registration unless such period is waived by order of the commissioner. If no stop order or other order under Section 31115 is in effect under this law, registration of the offer of the franchises automatically becomes renewed effective at 12 o'clock noon, California time, of the date on which the prior registration is due to expire, or at such earlier time as the commissioner determines.