Business and Professions Code section 5644

Any person who holds a valid state license or other authority that authorizes the person to engage in a business or occupation, insofar as the person engages in a professional, occupational, or business activity within the scope of that license or other authority, shall not be required to be licensed under this chapter.

Source: Section 5644, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=5644. (updated Jan. 1, 1999; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 5644, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=5644. (last accessed May 12, 2025).