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2025 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 1 - Accountants
ARTICLE 5 - Certificates, Information and Records
Section 5081.
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CA Bus & Prof Code § 5081 (2025)
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5081. An applicant for an authorization to be admitted to the examination for a certified public accountant license shall:
(a) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of a license under Section 480.
(b) File the application prescribed by the board. This application shall not be considered filed unless all required supporting documents, fees, and the fully completed board-approved application form are received in the board office or submitted via a board-provided electronic application or filed by mail.
(c) Meet one of the educational requirements specified in this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 293, Sec. 2. (AB 1175) Effective January 1, 2026.)
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