§ 2312 Physician Public Safety Injunctions

Business and Professions Code·California

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•If a doctor is doing a bad job and might hurt people, the government can step in.
•The government can ask a court to stop the doctor from working until things are fixed.
•This only happens if there's a good reason to think the doctor is putting people in danger.

Example

A doctor keeps making big mistakes during surgeries, and patients are getting hurt.

The government can go to court and ask them to stop the doctor from working until they prove they can do the job safely.

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§ 2312 Physician Public Safety Injunctions

The Division of Medical Quality shall seek to obtain an injunction against any physician and surgeon within its jurisdiction if the division has reasonable cause to believe that allowing such person to continue to engage in the practice of medicine would endanger the public health, safety, or welfare. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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Division of Medical Quality injunction physician and surgeon public health, safety, or welfare

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 2312.

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