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Business and Professions Code § 4989.46

ARTICLE 4. Regulation

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4989.46Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 10. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.

A licensee shall give written notice to the board of a name change, providing both the old and new names. The written notice shall be submitted to the board within 30 days of the issuance of a new government-issued photographic identification. The licensee shall certify the information is correct by signing a statement under penalty of perjury. A copy of both of the following documents evidencing the change shall be submitted with the notice:

(a) A current government-issued photographic identification.

(b) The legal document authorizing the name change, such as a court order or a marriage certificate.