California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §25214.3.3: A manufacturer or supplier of jewelry who knowingly and intentionally manufactures, ships, sells, offers for sale, or offers for promotional purposes jewelry containing lead or cadmium in violation of

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A manufacturer or supplier who knowingly makes or sells jewelry containing lead or cadmium commits a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $100,000 and/or up to one year in county jail.

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A manufacturer or supplier of jewelry who knowingly and intentionally manufactures, ships, sells, offers for sale, or offers for promotional purposes jewelry containing lead or cadmium in violation of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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