Business and Professions Code section 19049

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a business regulated by this chapter unless, at the time of so doing, he or she holds a valid, unexpired license to engage in that business, in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

Source: Section 19049, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=19049. (updated Jan. 1, 2003; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_19049

Original Source: Section 19049, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=19049. (last accessed May 12, 2025).