California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 5 - Certificates, Information and Records

• Section 5080.
  The “certified public accountant” license shall be granted by the board to any person who meets the requirements of this article, has not committed acts...
• Section 5080.1.
  The board may require an applicant for a certified public accountant license to appear in person to determine if the applicant’s qualifications are as prescribed...
• Section 5081.
  An applicant for an authorization to be admitted to the examination for a certified public accountant license shall:(a) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds...
• Section 5082.
  An applicant for a certified public accountant license shall have successfully passed an examination in subjects the board deems appropriate, and in the form and...
• Section 5082.1.
  (a) The examination required by the board for the granting of a license as a certified public accountant may be conducted by the board or by...
• Section 5082.2.
  A candidate who fails an examination provided for in this article shall have the right to reexamination pursuant to the provisions of this article and...
• Section 5082.3.
  An applicant for a license as a certified public accountant may be deemed by the board to have met the examination requirements of Section 5082,...
• Section 5082.4.
  A Canadian Chartered Accountant in good standing may be deemed by the board to have met the examination requirements of Section 5082, 5092, or 5093...
• Section 5082.5.
  The board may give credit to a candidate who has passed all or part of the examination in another state or territory, if the members...
• Section 5086.
  Individuals who, at the time of the enactment of this act, hold certified public accountant licenses heretofore issued under the laws of this state shall...
• Section 5087.
  (a) The board may issue a certified public accountant license to any applicant who is a holder of a current, active, and unrestricted certified public accountant...
• Section 5088.
  (a) Any individual who is the holder of a current and valid license as a certified public accountant issued under the laws of any state and...
• Section 5090.
  An applicant for the certified public accountant license shall comply with the education, examination, and experience requirements in either Section 5092 or 5093.(Amended by Stats....
• Section 5092.
  (a) To qualify for the certified public accountant license, an applicant who is applying under this section shall meet the education, examination, and experience requirements specified...
• Section 5092.1.
  Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 5093, an applicant who has successfully completed the examination requirement specified in Section 5082 on or before December 31, 2013,...
• Section 5093.
  (a) To qualify for the certified public accountant license, an applicant who is applying under this section shall meet the education, examination, and experience requirements specified...
• Section 5094.
  (a) In order for education to be qualifying, it shall meet the standards described in subdivision (b) or (c) of this section.(b) At a minimum, education shall...
• Section 5094.3.
  (a) An applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant shall, to the satisfaction of the board, provide documentation of the completion of 10 semester units...
• Section 5094.6.
  (a) The board shall, by regulation, adopt guidelines for accounting study to be included as part of the education required under Section 5093.(b) For purposes of this...
• Section 5094.7.
  (a) There is hereby created within the jurisdiction of the board an Accounting Education Advisory Committee for the purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 5094.6. The...
• Section 5095.
  (a) To be authorized to sign reports on attest engagements, a licensee shall complete a minimum of 500 hours of experience, satisfactory to the board, in...

Last modified: October 22, 2018