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Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17556.5 · Article 2.8. Educational Travel Organizations

Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17556.5

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Except as otherwise provided, a person who violates a provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, which offense is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. In addition, upon a conviction of a violation of this article, the court may issue an injunction and prohibit the convicted person from acting as an educational travel organization in this state, in which case the court shall inform the Attorney General of that action.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 772, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.

Source of truth

Edition
As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=17556.5.
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