{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-2277","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 2277","heading":"","body":"Unless the holder of any certificate provided for in this chapter has been granted the degree of doctor of podiatric medicine after the completion of a full course of study as prescribed by a school or college of podiatric medicine in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the use of the term or suffix “D.P.M.” constitutes unprofessional conduct.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 5. Medicine [2000. - 2529.8.1.]","ARTICLE 12. Enforcement [2220. - 2319.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"db31147b3bfc0b81ad7be00f02da9a6cd6b1e9dfb0842c903212d91b69058f6b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-2276","next":"us-ca/bpc-2278"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}