California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §4322: Any person who attempts to secure or secures licensure for himself or herself or any other person under this chapter by making or causing to be made any false representations, or who fraudulently repr

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who makes false representations to obtain a license or fraudulently claims to be registered commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to $5,000 in fines and/or up to 50 days in jail.

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Any person who attempts to secure or secures licensure for himself or herself or any other person under this chapter by making or causing to be made any false representations, or who fraudulently represents himself or herself to be registered, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment not exceeding 50 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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