California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §120600: Any person who refuses to give any information to make any report, to comply with any proper control measure or examination, or to perform any other duty or act required by this chapter, or who violat

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a misdemeanor by refusing to comply with reporting or examination requirements under this chapter, violating chapter rules, or knowingly exposing or infecting another with venereal disease.

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Any person who refuses to give any information to make any report, to comply with any proper control measure or examination, or to perform any other duty or act required by this chapter, or who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the state board issued pursuant to this chapter, or who exposes any person to or infects any person with any venereal disease; or any person infected with a venereal disease in an infectious state who knows of the condition and who marries or has sexual intercourse, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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