California · Public Utilities Code - PUC

PUC §13576.5: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or representation in any record, report, plan, or other document filed with the district, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccu

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Knowingly making false statements in district documents or tampering with monitoring devices is punishable by a fine up to $25,000 and/or up to six months in county jail.

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Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or representation in any record, report, plan, or other document filed with the district, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required by the district, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both.

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