California · Labor Code

LAB §1704: A person, including, an owner, officer, director, agent, or employee of a talent service, who willfully violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who willfully violates talent service laws commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail, a fine up to $10,000, or both. Restitution to artists takes priority over fines.

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A person, including, an owner, officer, director, agent, or employee of a talent service, who willfully violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each violation is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. However, payment of restitution to an artist shall take precedence over the payment of a fine.

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