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Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1285 · Article 5. Offenses Against the Chapter

Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1285

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

It is unlawful for any person conducting, maintaining, or operating a clinical laboratory to employ any person to perform clinical laboratory procedures unless the person is a duly licensed physician and surgeon or is duly authorized to do so under the provisions of this chapter.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by renumbering Section 1286 by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1377.

Source of truth

Edition
As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=1285.
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