§ 23

California Labor Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed, every offense declared by this code to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail, not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 187. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)

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