Insurance Code section 1633

Any person who transacts insurance without a valid license so to act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Source: Section 1633, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=1633. (updated Jan. 1, 2005; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/insurance_code_section_1633

Original Source: Section 1633, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=1633. (last accessed May 12, 2025).