Article 5. Unlawful Issuance Of A Credential of California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 19. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 5.

Any state, county, or city and county superintendent, or any state, county, or city and county board of education, who issues a credential, except as provided by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Except where such service is provided by a school district pursuant to Section 44332.5, each county or city and county board of education may provide for the registration of any valid certification or other document authorizing the holder thereof to serve in a position requiring certification qualifications as an employee of the county superintendent of schools of such county or city and county or of a school district under the jurisdiction of such county superintendent of schools.