{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-5036","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 5036","heading":"","body":"Whenever any statute requires that any reports, financial statements, and other documents for any department, division, board, commission, or agency of this state be prepared by certified public accountants, the requirement shall be construed to mean a licensee or licensees with a valid permit to practice public accountancy.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 1. Accountants [5000. - 5158.]","ARTICLE 2. General Powers and Definitions [5030. - 5040.]"],"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":"3fc844426ded050518637b63e3cf253a52f4d904f6bb8b7cbeb7fd2c3fcbc987","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-5035.4","next":"us-ca/bpc-5037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}