Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2796 · Article 5. Penal Provisions
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2796
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 696, Sec. 5.
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