California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §44209: Any person who falsifies any test record or report which has been submitted to any other person, the department, or the state board pursuant to this chapter is subject to punishment by a fine of not l

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Falsifying test records or reports submitted to the state carries fines of $1,000–$5,000 and/or county jail time up to one year.

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Any person who falsifies any test record or report which has been submitted to any other person, the department, or the state board pursuant to this chapter is subject to punishment by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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