Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19944 · Article 11. Penalties
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19944
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Any person who willfully resists, prevents, impedes, or interferes with the department or the commission or any of their agents or employees in the performance of duties pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 176, Sec. 41. Effective August 24, 2007.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=19944.
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