{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-708","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 708","heading":"","body":"(a) No person shall engage in the business of, act in the capacity of, advertise as, or assume to act as a broker or salesperson within this state without first obtaining a license under this article to do so.\n(b) Only the person to whom a license is issued may perform or offer to perform any act subject to this article.\n(c) No fictitious name shall be used by a broker in the conduct of any business for which a license is required under this article, unless a license bearing that fictitious name has been issued to the broker.\n(d) The department shall not issue a license under a fictitious business name which is the same as or similar to the fictitious business name on a license previously issued and in effect.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 5. Operation and Equipment of Vessels [650. - 774.4.]","ARTICLE 2. Yacht and Ship Brokers [700. - 740.]"],"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":"0b7627e350560f2242abb043e3ac2a9f14d6ff845a83df09e3f59e84ef89d414","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-707","next":"us-ca/hnc-709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}