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Los Angeles Administrative Code § 22.251
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Sec. 22.251. Penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions or fails to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to expend or cause to be expended funds from the Secret Service Account for political purposes. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 83,550. Amended by: Ord. No. 160,064, eff 7-28-85.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-49598Fetched: 10/24/2026

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