California · Business and Professions Code - BPC
BPC §1283: It is unlawful for any person to conduct, maintain, or operate a clinical laboratory unless he is a duly licensed physician and surgeon or is duly authorized to do so under the provisions of this chap
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
Operating a clinical laboratory without proper licensure or authorization from a physician is unlawful.
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It is unlawful for any person to conduct, maintain, or operate a clinical laboratory unless he is a duly licensed physician and surgeon or is duly authorized to do so under the provisions of this chapter.
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