# Cal. EDC § 44439: Section 44439

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## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. EDC § 44439
- **Heading:** Section 44439
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code edc / Title 2 / Division 3 / Part 25 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 44439

## Text

The commission may take an adverse action on the ground that an applicant or credential holder has subverted or attempted to subvert any licensing examination or the administration of an examination, including, but not limited to:

(a) Conduct that violates the security of the examination materials; removing from the examination room any examination materials; the unauthorized xerographic, photographic, or other mechanical reproduction of any portion of the actual licensing examination; aiding by any means the unauthorized xerographic, photographic, or other mechanical reproduction of any portion of the actual licensing examination; paying or using professional or paid examination-takers for the purpose of reconstructing any portion of the licensing examination; obtaining examination questions or other examination material, except by specific authorization either before, during, or after an examination or use or purport to use any examination questions or materials which were improperly removed or taken from any examination for the purpose of instructing or preparing applicants for examinations; or selling, distributing, buying, receiving or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future, current, or previously administered licensing examination.

(b) Conduct that violates the standard of examination administration; communicating with any other examinee during the administration of a licensing examination; copying answers from another examinee or permitting one’s answers to be copied by another examinee; having in one’s possession during the administration of the licensing examination any books, equipment, notes, written or printed materials, or data of any kind, other than the examination materials distributed, or otherwise authorized to be in one’s possession during the examination; or impersonating any examinee or having an impersonator take the licensing examination on one’s behalf.

(c) The commission shall investigate allegations brought under this section in accordance with Section 44242.5.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. EDC § 44420 Section 44420](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44420.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44420.5 Section 44420.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44420.5.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44421 Section 44421](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44421.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44421.1 Section 44421.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44421.1.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44421.5 Section 44421.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44421.5.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44422 Section 44422](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44422.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44423 Section 44423](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44423.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44423.5 Section 44423.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44423.5.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44423.6 Section 44423.6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44423.6.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44424 Section 44424](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44424.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44425 Section 44425](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44425.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44425.5 Section 44425.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44425.5.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44426 Section 44426](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44426.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 44427 Section 44427](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T2_D3_P25_C3_A1_S44427.md)

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