California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §21645: A violation of any provision of this article under circumstances where a person knows or should have known that a violation was being committed is a misdemeanor punishable as follows: (a) For the firs

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A violation of this article, when a person knows or should know a violation occurs, is a misdemeanor with penalties ranging from fines up to $1,500 and/or two months jail for first offense, increasing for repeat offenses.

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A violation of any provision of this article under circumstances where a person knows or should have known that a violation was being committed is a misdemeanor punishable as follows: (a) For the first offense, a fine of up to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or imprisonment in the county jail up to two months, or both. (b) For the second offense, a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail up to four months, or both. (c) For the third, and any subsequent offense, a fine of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or imprisonment in the county jail up to six months, or both.

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