DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS 500-4999.129›CHAPTER 6. Nursing 2700-2838.4›ARTICLE 5. Penal Provisions 2795-2800
§ 2796
California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed or certified as provided in this chapter to use the title “registered nurse,” the letters “R.N. ,” or the words “graduate nurse,” “trained nurse,” or “nurse anesthetist.”
It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed or certified as provided in this chapter to impersonate a professional nurse or pretend to be licensed to practice professional nursing as provided in this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 696, Sec. 5.)
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