California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §17930: Any person who executes, files, or publishes any statement under this chapter, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof s

Misdemeanor

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A person who knowingly executes, files, or publishes a false statement under this chapter commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000.

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Any person who executes, files, or publishes any statement under this chapter, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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