Financial Code section 5305

Any institution-affiliated party who abstracts or willfully misapplies any of the money, funds, or property of the savings association, or willfully misapplies its credit, is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000), by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 2, 3, or 4 years, or by both that fine and imprisonment. However, if the amount abstracted or willfully misapplied does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), the offense shall instead be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Source: Section 5305, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FIN§ionNum=5305.­ (updated Apr. 4, 2011; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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