California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 4 — Real Estate, Part 1 — Licensing of Persons, Chapter 7 — Mineral, Oil and Gas Brokerage, Article 1 — Scope of Regulation, Section 10508
No person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a mineral, oil and gas broker within this state shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of any of the acts mentioned in this article without alleging and proving that he was a duly licensed mineral, oil and gas broker at the time the alleged cause of action arose.
Notes
Bars a person acting as a mineral, oil, and gas broker in California from bringing or maintaining a California court action to collect compensation for covered acts unless the complaint alleges, and the person proves, that the person was duly licensed as such a broker when the asserted cause of action arose.
Use as reference
Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 10508 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-4/part-1/chapter-7/article-1/section-10508