Government Code section 5954

Any person who violates this chapter shall upon conviction be fined not more than ten million dollars ($10,000,000), or imprisoned pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for five years, or be punished by both that fine and imprisonment.

Source: Section 5954, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=5954. (updated Apr. 4, 2011; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_5954

Original Source: Section 5954, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=5954. (last accessed May 12, 2025).