California · Corporations Code

CORP §28880: Any person who willfully violates any provision under this chapter shall upon conviction be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or be imprisoned pursuant to subdivision (

Felony

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A willful violation of this chapter is punishable by fine up to $250,000, imprisonment under Penal Code Section 1170(h), or up to one year in county jail, or both.

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Any person who willfully violates any provision under this chapter shall upon conviction be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or be imprisoned pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or be punished by both that fine and imprisonment.

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