Cal. INS § 10500
This is the official text of Cal. INS § 10500, part of California’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the insurance policies sold in California.
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Official statutory text
Every person not expressly exempted by the provisions of this code that transacts life or disability insurance without a valid and unrevoked certificate of authority or without a valid and unrevoked certificate of exemption issued pursuant to this article is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every employee, officer, or agent of any person who knowingly assists any person in the transaction of insurance in violation of the provisions of this code, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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