California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §25190: (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 25185.

Misdemeanor

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A person convicted of violating this chapter or its permits, rules, or regulations faces up to six months jail and/or up to $1,000 fine for a first offense, or up to one year jail and $5,000–$25,000 fine for subsequent offenses.

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 25185.6, 25189.5, 25189.6, 25189.7, and 25191, any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any permit, rule, regulation, standard, or requirement issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter, is, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for up to six months in a county jail or by both that fine and imprisonment. (b) If the conviction is for a second or subsequent violation, the person shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16, 20, or 24 months. The court shall also impose upon the person a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

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