Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both.
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Section § 4983
If someone breaks the rules in this chapter, they're committing a misdemeanor. This could mean time in county jail for up to six months, a fine up to $2,500, or both.
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Section § 4983.1
This law section allows the superior court to issue a legal order to stop someone who is either currently breaking the rules of this chapter or is about to do so. The court can do this when the board, Attorney General, or county district attorney asks them to. These actions follow a specific process found in another part of the state's legal procedures.
In addition to other proceedings provided for in this chapter, whenever any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute, or will constitute, an offense against this chapter, the superior court in and for the county wherein the acts or practices take place, or are about to take place, may issue an injunction, or other appropriate order, restraining such conduct on application of the board, the Attorney General, or the district attorney of the county.
The proceedings under this section shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
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