California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §8553: Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not les

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Violating any provision of this chapter, or conspiring to do so, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $50–$5,000, up to six months in county jail, or both.

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Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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