Business and Professions Code section 9889.20

Except as otherwise provided in Section 9889.21, any person who fails to comply in any respect with the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Source: Section 9889.20, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=9889.20. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_9889.20

Original Source: Section 9889.20, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=9889.20. (last accessed May 12, 2025).