California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §4831: Any person, who violates or aids or abets in violating any of the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five h

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who violates provisions of this chapter commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500–$2,000, jail time of 30 days to one year, or both.

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Any person, who violates or aids or abets in violating any of the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

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