Harbors and Navigation Code section 708

(a)

No person shall engage in the business of, act in the capacity of, advertise as, or assume to act as a broker or salesperson within this state without first obtaining a license under this article to do so.

(b)

Only the person to whom a license is issued may perform or offer to perform any act subject to this article.

(c)

No fictitious name shall be used by a broker in the conduct of any business for which a license is required under this article, unless a license bearing that fictitious name has been issued to the broker.

(d)

The department shall not issue a license under a fictitious business name which is the same as or similar to the fictitious business name on a license previously issued and in effect.

Source: Section 708, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=708.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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