California Business And Professions Code Section 114

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any licensee or registrant of any board, commission, or bureau within the department, who permitted his license or registration to expire while serving in any branch of the armed services of the United States during a period of war as defined in Section 114.5 of this code may, upon application, reinstate his license or registration without examination or penalty; provided, (1) His license or registration was valid at the time he entered the armed services. (2) That application for reinstatement is made while serving in the armed services, or not later than one year from the date of discharge from active service or return to inactive military status. (3) The application for reinstatement is accompanied by an affidavit showing the date of entrance into the service, whether still in the service, or date of discharge, and the renewal fee for the current renewal period in which the application is filed is paid. (b) If application for reinstatement is filed more than one year after discharge or return to inactive status, the applicant, in the discretion of the licensing agency, may be required to pass an examination. (c) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this code, any licensee or registrant who, either part time or full time, practices in this State the profession or vocation for which he is licensed or registered shall be required to maintain his license in good standing even though he is in military service. For the purposes in this section, time spent by a licensee in receiving treatment or hospitalization in any veterans` facility during which he is prevented from practicing his profession or vocation shall be excluded from said period of one year.