Cal. BPC § 5105

This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 5105, 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

Any certified public accountant or public accountant who is delinquent in the payment of his renewal fee shall upon request of the board relinquish his certificate and permit; provided, however, the board shall reissue any certificate and permit which has been relinquished for nonpayment of renewal fees if the permit is renewed as provided in Section 5070.6.

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