California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC

RTC §462: Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, after written request by the assessor, does any of the following: (a) Refuses to make available to the assessor any information which is required by subdiv

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a misdemeanor by refusing to provide information to an assessor after written request, giving a false name, or willfully refusing to give their true name. Penalties include up to six months jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both.

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Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, after written request by the assessor, does any of the following: (a) Refuses to make available to the assessor any information which is required by subdivision (d) of Section 441 of this code. (b) Gives a false name. (c) Willfully refuses to give his true name. Upon conviction of any offense in this section, the defendant may be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both. If the defendant is a corporation, it may be punished by an additional fine of two hundred dollars ($200) for each day it refuses to comply with the provisions of this section, up to a maximum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).

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