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DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS 1200-1796.88›CHAPTER 3.4. California Child Day Care Act 1596.70-1596.895›ARTICLE 5. Offenses 1596.89-1596.895

§ 1596.890

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(a) Any person who willfully or repeatedly violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof, such a person shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days, or by both the fine and imprisonment. The operation of a child daycare facility without a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall make the owner or operator, or both, subject to a summons to appear in court.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or any other provision of law, the sole sanction for failure of a resources and referral agency or an alternative payment program to comply with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1596.859 shall be set forth in the “Funding Terms and Conditions” agreement between the affected agency or program and the department.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 254. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)

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