§ 6539 Licensing Examination Requirements

Business and Professions Code·California

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•You must pass a test to get your license.
•The test is usually on a computer, but sometimes it can be on paper.
•The people in charge decide how often you can take the test and how many times you can try again if you fail.

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If you want to become a nurse, you have to take and pass a big test.

The test is given by the people in charge, and they decide when and how you take it. If you don’t pass the first time, they decide when you can try again.

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§ 6539 Licensing Examination Requirements

As a requirement for licensure, an applicant shall take and pass the licensing examination administered by the bureau. The bureau shall determine the frequency with which the examination will be given. The bureau shall also determine the frequency with which an applicant for reexamination may sit for the examination. The bureau shall administer the examination through a computer-based examination process and may also administer the examination through other means. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 491, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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examination offer license requirement

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 6539.

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