California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC

RTC §45952: Any person who knowingly or willfully files a false return or report with the board, and any person who refuses to permit the board or any of its representatives to make any inspection or examination

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Filing false reports with the board, refusing inspections, failing to keep records, or falsifying records is a misdemeanor punishable by fines of $100–$1,000 and/or jail time up to six months.

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Any person who knowingly or willfully files a false return or report with the board, and any person who refuses to permit the board or any of its representatives to make any inspection or examination for which provision is made in this part, or who fails to keep any records as prescribed by the board, or who fails to preserve the records for the inspection of the board for such time as the board deems necessary, or who alters, cancels, or obliterates entries in the records for the purpose of falsifying the records is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one month or more than six months, or by both.

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