California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §17995.2: Any person found in contempt of a court order or injunction pursuant to the provisions of this part for a second or subsequent time within a five-year period for violation at the same property is guil

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person found in contempt of court for a second or later violation of a court order at the same property within five years commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to $5,000 fine and/or six months imprisonment.

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Any person found in contempt of a court order or injunction pursuant to the provisions of this part for a second or subsequent time within a five-year period for violation at the same property is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.

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