{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-2796","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 2796","heading":"","body":"It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed or certified as provided in this chapter to use the title “registered nurse,” the letters “R.N. ,” or the words “graduate nurse,” “trained nurse,” or “nurse anesthetist.”\nIt is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed or certified as provided in this chapter to impersonate a professional nurse or pretend to be licensed to practice professional nursing as provided in this chapter.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 6. Nursing [2700. - 2838.4.]","ARTICLE 5. Penal Provisions [2795. - 2800.]"],"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":"06cab3f4528cb4592aff6512cfbfc3d03149363a25fd27531893351cbf24a8f7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-2795","next":"us-ca/bpc-2797"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}