Business and Professions Code section 2055

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person issued a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate by the Medical Board of California pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled to use of the initials “M.D.”

Source: Section 2055, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=2055. (updated Jan. 1, 1989; accessed Jun. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_2055

Original Source: Section 2055, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=2055. (last accessed May 12, 2025).