Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7739 · Article 9. Preneed Funeral Arrangements
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7739
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Any person willfully violating the provisions of this article or any of them shall be punishable either by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by both imprisonment and fine, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, or two or three years. If the violator is a funeral establishment licensee, he or she shall also be subject to disciplinary action as provided in Article 6 (commencing with Section 7686).
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History
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 19. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.
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