{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-8023.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 8023.5","heading":"","body":"If an applicant for a certificate is from a country where the principal language spoken is one other than English, the board may, in addition to any other examination required by this chapter, examine the applicant on his or her knowledge of the English language.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 13. Shorthand Reporters [8000. - 8051.]","ARTICLE 3. Application, Examination, and Certificate; Requirement and Contents [8020. - 8027.5.]"],"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":"b3556d4a2b3fa0ab233c8edeaa747379873e7dac3f7b3c3f55ffe24255b0848c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-8023","next":"us-ca/bpc-8024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}