California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §1596.8915: Any person who, without lawful authorization from a duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department, informs an owner, operator, employee, or agent of a child day care facility of an imp
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A person who, without authorization, warns a child day care facility about an unannounced departmental inspection visit commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 in fines and/or up to 180 days in county jail.
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