Any person who in this state engages in the business of guaranteeing or insuring land values, or who solicits or negotiates in this state for the purpose of, or in any manner aids, any person within or without this state to engage in such business, is guilty of a public offense and punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in a county jail for not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.