California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §1653: The secretary shall issue a certificate of registration for each licentiate hereunder and for each office registered by such licentiate.

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The secretary must issue a registration certificate for each licensed person and for each office that licensed person registers.

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The secretary shall issue a certificate of registration for each licentiate hereunder and for each office registered by such licentiate. The license and certificate may be offered as primary evidence in all courts of the facts therein stated.

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