Penal Code section 20180

(a)

Except as provided in subdivision (b), violation of Section 20170 is an infraction punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense, and three hundred dollars ($300) for a second offense.

(b)

A third or subsequent violation of Section 20170 is punishable as a misdemeanor.

(c)

Nothing in Section 20170, 20175, or this section shall be construed to preclude prosecution for a violation of Section 171b, 171.5, or 626.10.

Source: Section 20180, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=20180.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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