{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-2278","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 2278","heading":"","body":"Unless a person authorized under this chapter to use the title “doctor” or the letters or prefix “Dr.” holds a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate, the use of such title, letters, or prefix without further indicating the type of certificate held, 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":"acbfebef35066d3517bdec1fd126107482c69f49879a6b916ecf41b26551a13d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-2277","next":"us-ca/bpc-2280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}