Revenue and Taxation Code section 19708

Any person required under this part to collect, account for, and pay over any tax or amount required to be withheld who willfully fails to collect or truthfully account for and pay over the tax or amount shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or imprisoned pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or both.

Source: Section 19708, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=RTC§ionNum=19708.­ (updated Apr. 4, 2011; accessed Jun. 26, 2026).

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