Business and Professions Code section 21645

A violation of any provision of this article under circumstances where a person knows or should have known that a violation was being committed is a misdemeanor punishable as follows:

(a)

For the first offense, a fine of up to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or imprisonment in the county jail up to two months, or both.

(b)

For the second offense, a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail up to four months, or both.

(c)

For the third, and any subsequent offense, a fine of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or imprisonment in the county jail up to six months, or both.

Source: Section 21645, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=21645.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1986; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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