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Business and Professions Code § 2262

ARTICLE 12. Enforcement

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2262Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 655, Sec. 4.

Altering or modifying the medical record of any person, with fraudulent intent, or creating any false medical record, with fraudulent intent, constitutes unprofessional conduct.

In addition to any other disciplinary action, the Division of Medical Quality or the California Board of Podiatric Medicine may impose a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for a violation of this section.