Business and Professions Code section 17581

Any violation of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or by a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both.

Source: Section 17581, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=17581. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_17581

Original Source: Section 17581, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=17581. (last accessed May 12, 2025).