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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 1.8. PERSONAL DATA 1798-1798.78›CHAPTER 1. Information Practices Act of 1977 1798-1798.78›ARTICLE 10. Penalties 1798.55-1798.57

§ 1798.56

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Any person who willfully requests or obtains any record containing personal information from an agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 595, Sec. 24.)

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