{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-5058.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 5058.1","heading":"","body":"A person or firm may not use any title or designation in connection with the designation “certified public accountant” or “public accountant” that is false or misleading.\nThe board may adopt regulations covering the use of titles or designations.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 1. Accountants [5000. - 5158.]","ARTICLE 3. Application of Chapter [5050. - 5058.4.]"],"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":"a195913216f576589a0e291bd68faf99c3ce1c9978bb211ab0ec80cb77a02a72","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-5058","next":"us-ca/bpc-5058.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}