California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §25617: Every person convicted for a violation of any of the provisions of this division for which another penalty or punishment is not specifically provided for in this division is guilty of a misdemeanor an

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person convicted of violating provisions of this division without a specified penalty is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 fine and/or up to six months county jail.

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Every person convicted for a violation of any of the provisions of this division for which another penalty or punishment is not specifically provided for in this division is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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