California · Penal Code

PEN §628: A person who provides a certificate, transcript, diploma, or other document, or otherwise affirms that a person has received instruction in massage therapy knowing that the person has not received ins

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who falsely issues or affirms a massage therapy credential knowing the person did not receive the required instruction commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to $2,500 fine and/or up to one year in county jail.

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A person who provides a certificate, transcript, diploma, or other document, or otherwise affirms that a person has received instruction in massage therapy knowing that the person has not received instruction in massage therapy or knowing that the person has not received massage therapy instruction consistent with that document or affirmation is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per violation, or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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