California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §11362.81: (a) A person specified in subdivision (b) shall be subject to the following penalties: (1) For the first offense, imprisonment in the county jail for no more than six months or a fine not to exceed on
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A person who fraudulently obtains a medical ID card, misuses another's ID card for cannabis purposes, counterfeits an ID card, or breaches confidentiality of ID program records faces up to six months jail (first offense) or one year jail (subsequent offense), fines up to $1,000, or both.
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