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Duplicate Requests

Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Licenses

If your RN license was lost, stolen or destroyed, you may request a new card from the Board by one of two methods:

Name Change

If you would like a replacement RN license as a result of a name change, you must provide the following:

  • a completed Request for Duplicate License form
  • a copy of the legal documentation certifying the name change
    (Acceptable legal forms of documentation are birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree and/or court documents, social security card and passport.)
  • the RN license card showing the previous name must be returned to the Board
  • the duplicate license fee of $30.00

Submit the above information to the Board at:

Board of Registered Nursing
Attn: Renewals Unit
PO Box 944210
Sacramento, CA 94244-2100