California Code, Insurance Code - INS § 15009.1

(a) The applicant shall complete a 20-hour prelicensing course of study for the lines of authority for a public insurance adjuster license.

(b) An applicant who resides in another state that does not license public insurance adjusters is eligible to designate California as his or her home state.  He or she is required to complete the prelicensing education, pass the public insurance adjuster examination, and meet the license application requirements before a license can be issued.

(c) An applicant licensed as a public insurance adjuster in another state is exempt from completing a prelicensing education course to apply for a California public insurance adjuster license if, at the time of application, the applicant's out-of-state license is current or was canceled within 90 calendar days.