{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-23","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 23","heading":"","body":"“Department,” unless otherwise defined, refers to the Department of Consumer Affairs.\nWherever the laws of this state refer to the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards, the reference shall be construed to be to the Department of Consumer Affairs.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"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":"550135867168b5c8f4ca990eff385c13becbed3b451e0e8293efa06113ffccaf","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-22","next":"us-ca/bpc-23.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}