California · Penal Code

PEN §1299.11: Any person who violates this act, or who conspires with another person to violate this act, or who hires an individual to apprehend a bail fugitive, knowing that the individual is not authorized by Se

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who violates this act, conspires to violate it, or hires an unauthorized individual to apprehend a bail fugitive commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail and/or a $5,000 fine.

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Any person who violates this act, or who conspires with another person to violate this act, or who hires an individual to apprehend a bail fugitive, knowing that the individual is not authorized by Section 1299.02 to apprehend a bail fugitive, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that imprisonment and fine.

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