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DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY 5000-9998.11›CHAPTER 1. Accountants 5000-5158›ARTICLE 7. Prohibitions and Offenses Against the Chapter Generally 5120-5122

§ 5120

California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any person who violates Article 3 (commencing with Section 5050) is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

Whenever the board has reason to believe that any person is liable to punishment under this article, the board or with its approval the enforcement advisory committee, may certify the facts to the appropriate enforcement officer of the city or county where the alleged violation had taken place and the officer may cause appropriate proceedings to be brought.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2011.)

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