Cal. BPC § 1619
This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 1619, part of California’s Business and Professions Code — regulates business practices and professional/occupational licensing - contractors, doctors, cosmetologists, real estate agents, and dozens of other licensed professions.
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Official statutory text
All examination documentation of any applicant shall be preserved by the board for a period of no less than one year from the date of final successful examination, after which time the documentation shall be destroyed. Prior to destruction, examination documentation shall be open to inspection only by members of the board, by the applicant or by someone appointed by the latter to inspect them, by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding where the question of the contents of the papers is properly involved, or by the director in accordance with Section 110 or 153.
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