Section 1798.207 Of Chapter 7. Penalties From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2.5. >> Chapter 7.
1798.207
. (a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and
willfully engage in conduct that subverts or attempts to subvert any
licensing or certification examination, or the administration of any
licensing or certification examination, conducted pursuant to this
division, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(1) Conduct that violates the security of the examination
material.
(2) Removing from the examination room any examination materials
without authorization.
(3) The unauthorized reproduction by any means of any portion of
the actual licensing or certification examination.
(4) Aiding by any means the unauthorized reproduction of any
portion of the actual licensing or certification examination.
(5) Paying or using professional or paid examination-takers, for
the purpose of reconstructing any portion of the licensing or
certification examination.
(6) Obtaining or attempting to obtain examination questions or
other examination material from examinees or by any other method,
except by specific authorization either before, during, or after an
examination.
(7) Using or purporting to use any examination questions or
materials that were improperly removed or taken from any examination
for the purpose of instructing or preparing any applicant for
examination.
(8) Selling, distributing, buying, receiving, or having
unauthorized possession of any portion of a future, current, or
previously administered licensing or certification examination.
(9) Communicating with any other examinee during the
administration of a licensing or certification examination.
(10) Copying answers from another examinee or permitting one's
answers to be copied by another examinee.
(11) Having in one's possession during the administration of the
licensing or certification 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.
(12) Impersonating any examinee or having an impersonator take the
licensing or certification examination on one's behalf.
(b) The penalties provided in this section are not exclusive
remedies and shall not preclude remedies provided pursuant to any
other provision of law.
(c) In addition to any other penalties, a person found guilty of
violating this section shall be liable for the actual damages
sustained by the agency administering the examination not to exceed
ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and the costs of litigation.