Cal. BPC § 3147.7
This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 3147.7, 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
The provisions of Section 3147.6 shall not apply to a person holding a license that has not been renewed within three years of expiration, if the person provides satisfactory proof that he or she holds an active license from another state and meets all of the following conditions:
(a) Is not subject to denial of a license under Section 480.
(b) Applies in writing for restoration of the license on a form prescribed by the board.
(c) Pays all accrued and unpaid renewal fees and any delinquency fees prescribed by the board.
(d) Submits proof of completion of the required number of hours of continuing education for the last two years.
(e) Takes and satisfactorily passes the board’s jurisprudence examination.
(a) Is not subject to denial of a license under Section 480.
(b) Applies in writing for restoration of the license on a form prescribed by the board.
(c) Pays all accrued and unpaid renewal fees and any delinquency fees prescribed by the board.
(d) Submits proof of completion of the required number of hours of continuing education for the last two years.
(e) Takes and satisfactorily passes the board’s jurisprudence examination.
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