California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §18045: It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a licensee within this state without having first procured a license or temporary permit issued by the department pursuant to this chapter, or when a lice

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to operate as a licensee in the state without a valid, current license or temporary permit issued by the department, or after a license has been canceled, suspended, revoked, or expired.

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It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a licensee within this state without having first procured a license or temporary permit issued by the department pursuant to this chapter, or when a license or temporary permit has been canceled, suspended, revoked, invalidated, expired, or the terms and conditions of an agreement for a stipulated penalty entered into pursuant to Section 18064.5 have not been fulfilled.

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