Business and Professions Code section 5580

The fact that the holder of a license is impersonating an architect or former architect of the same or similar name, or is practicing under an assumed, fictitious, or corporate name, constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.

Source: Section 5580, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=5580. (updated Jan. 1, 1997; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_5580

Original Source: Section 5580, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=5580. (last accessed May 12, 2025).