DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS 1200-1796.70›CHAPTER 3.4. California Child Day Care Act 1596.70-1596.895›ARTICLE 5. Offenses 1596.89-1596.895
§ 1596.8915
California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Any person who, without lawful authorization from a duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department, informs an owner, operator, employee, or agent of a child day care facility of an impending and unannounced site visit to that facility by personnel of the department, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days, or by both a fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 888, Sec. 13.)
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