Public Resources Code section 42781

If any consumer of newsprint provides the board with a false or misleading certificate concerning the percentage of recycled-content newsprint used pursuant to Section 42770, the board within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.

Source: Section 42781, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=42781. (updated Mar. 30, 1990; accessed Sep. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/public_resources_code_section_42781

Original Source: Section 42781, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=42781. (last accessed May 12, 2025).