Bus. & Prof. Code, § 8553 · Article 3. Application of the Chapter
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 8553
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 572, Sec. 10. (SB 1481) Effective January 1, 2019.
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