TITLE 1. GENERAL 100-7914›DIVISION 7. MISCELLANEOUS 6000-7599.2›CHAPTER 20. Governmental Access to Financial Records 7460-7493›ARTICLE 5. Penalties and Remedies 7485-7489
§ 7485
California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) Any person who, with the intent to violate, knowingly participates in a violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned for not more than one year, or fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
(b) Any person who, with the intent to violate, knowingly induces or attempts to induce a violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be imprisoned for not more than one year, or fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
(c) If a customer files a motion to quash and the court finds no reasonable grounds existed for such a filing, the court in its discretion may impose such civil sanctions as are otherwise authorized by law.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1320.)
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