Government Code section 12976

Any person who willfully violates Section 12946 concerning recordkeeping is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail, not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

Source: Section 12976, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12976. (updated Sep. 27, 1983; accessed Sep. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_12976

Original Source: Section 12976, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12976. (last accessed May 12, 2025).