{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ins-10500","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"INS § 10500","heading":"","body":"Every person not expressly exempted by the provisions of this code that transacts life or disability insurance without a valid and unrevoked certificate of authority or without a valid and unrevoked certificate of exemption issued pursuant to this article is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every employee, officer, or agent of any person who knowingly assists any person in the transaction of insurance in violation of the provisions of this code, is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Insurance Code - INS","DIVISION 2. CLASSES OF INSURANCE [1880. - 12880.8.]","PART 2. LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE [10110. - 11549.]","CHAPTER 5. General Regulation of Life Insurers [10430. - 10509.946.]","ARTICLE 4. Qualifications and Exemptions [10490. - 10505.1.]"],"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":"93b2a6f80db417ae815567e6836c39e3a50e79a07560c1579eef5726b23df830","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ins-10499","next":"us-ca/ins-10501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}