Health & Saf. Code, § 1540 · Article 4. Offenses
Health & Saf. Code, § 1540
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Any person who violates this chapter, or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(b) Operation of a community care facility without a license shall be subject to a summons to appear in court.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1415, Sec. 2.
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