Business and Professions Code section 21653

Every junk dealer or secondhand dealer who resells any item acquired in violation of Section 21652 is guilty of a felony, if the value of the item exceeds nine hundred fifty dollars ($950), and is guilty of a misdemeanor if the value of the item does not exceed nine hundred fifty dollars ($950).

Source: Section 21653, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=21653. (updated Jan. 25, 2010; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_21653

Original Source: Section 21653, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=21653. (last accessed May 12, 2025).