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DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS 18400-22949.92.2›CHAPTER 9. Secondhand Goods 21500-21672›ARTICLE 4. Tangible Personal Property 21625-21647

§ 21645

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A violation of any provision of this article under circumstances where a person knows or should have known that a violation was being committed is a misdemeanor punishable as follows:

(a) For the first offense, a fine of up to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or imprisonment in the county jail up to two months, or both.

(b) For the second offense, a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail up to four months, or both.

(c) For the third, and any subsequent offense, a fine of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or imprisonment in the county jail up to six months, or both.

(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 826, Sec. 5.)

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