California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §78495: Any person who knowingly and willfully disseminates information protected by this article or procedures established by the department pursuant to Section 78490 shall, upon conviction, be punished by a

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who knowingly and willfully disseminates protected information or department procedures may be fined up to $5,000, imprisoned up to one year in county jail, or both.

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Any person who knowingly and willfully disseminates information protected by this article or procedures established by the department pursuant to Section 78490 shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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