ARTICLE 9. Penalties [9889.20. - 9889.22.]

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC 9.
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Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 9889.20. Section 9889.20.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 9889.21, any person who fails to comply in any respect with the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 9889.21. Section 9889.21.

(a) Any person who violates any provision of Article 5 (commencing with Section 9887.1), Article 6 (commencing with Section 9888.1), Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 9888.5), and Article 7 (commencing with Section 9889.1) of this chapter is guilty of an infraction and punishable as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 42001 of the Vehicle Code. (b) This section shall remain operative only until six months after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 9888.5) and as of that date is repealed.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 9889.22. Section 9889.22.

The willful making of any false statement or entry with regard to a material matter in any oath, affidavit, certificate of compliance or noncompliance, or application form which is required by this chapter or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 44000) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code constitutes perjury and is punishable as provided in the Penal Code.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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