Business and Professions Code section 583

No person shall in any document or writing required of an applicant for examination, license, certificate, or registration under this division, the Osteopathic Initiative Act, or the Chiropractic Initiative Act, willfully make a false statement in a material regard.

Source: Section 583, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=583. (updated Jun. 30, 1986; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Original Source: Section 583, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=583. (last accessed May 12, 2025).