CHAPTER 3. Civil Liability and Crimes [27200. - 27202.]

Cal. Corporations Code - CORP 3.
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Cal. Corporations Code - CORP § 27200. Section 27200.

Every individual who solicits, receives, collects, or contracts for the payment of, any contributions, fees, funds, or compensation of any kind, in violation of this division, is civilly liable for the return of the full amount of that contribution, fee, or fund, together with reasonable attorney’s fees. This liability is both joint and several.

Cal. Corporations Code - CORP § 27201. Section 27201.

No action shall be maintained to enforce any liability created under Section 27200 unless brought before the expiration of two years after the violation upon which it is based or the expiration of one year after the discovery by the plaintiff of the facts constituting the violation, whichever shall first expire.

Cal. Corporations Code - CORP § 27202. Section 27202.

Every individual who willfully violates Section 27101 is guilty of a public offense punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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