California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §2538.42: Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days no

Misdemeanor

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Violating provisions of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by 10 days to one year in county jail, a fine of $100–$1,000, or both.

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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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