California · Business and Professions Code - BPC
BPC §1701.1: (a) Notwithstanding Sections 1700 and 1701, a person who willfully, under circumstances or conditions that cause or create risk of bodily harm, serious physical or mental illness, or death, practices
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A person who willfully practices dentistry without a valid license under circumstances creating risk of bodily harm, illness, or death commits a public offense punishable by up to $10,000 fine and/or up to one year county jail imprisonment.
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