Business and Professions Code section 652.5

Except as otherwise provided in this article, any violation of this article constitutes a misdemeanor as to any and all persons, whether or not licensed under this division, and is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both the imprisonment and fine.

Source: Section 652.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=652.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1995; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_652.5

Original Source: Section 652.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=652.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).