Any owner or operator who knowingly refuses or fails to make any report of an accident as required in Article 1 (commencing with Section 24300) of Chapter 3 of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
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Section § 24400
If you're an owner or operator and you deliberately don't report an accident as required, you can be charged with a misdemeanor. If convicted, you might have to pay a fine of up to $1,000.
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Section § 24401
If you own or operate a business and you knowingly lie or give false information in reports or documents filed with the department, you are committing a misdemeanor. If convicted, you can be fined between $250 and $1,000, face up to 90 days in jail, or both.
Any owner or operator who knowingly makes a false statement or representation of a material fact in a report to or written instrument filed with the department shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both.
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Section § 24402
This law states that if you own or operate an aircraft in California and you don't follow certain rules starting in Section 24325 or in Section 24360, it's considered a misdemeanor offense. This means it's illegal to either fly the aircraft or let someone else fly it without following these specific regulations.
Any owner or operator who refuses or fails to comply with the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 24325) of Chapter 3 of this part or of Section 24360, and who without compliance with such provisions operates any aircraft in this state or knowingly permits any aircraft owned by such person to be operated by another in this state is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Section § 24403
If you rent out an aircraft for money, you must comply with certain rules under Section 24362. If you don't, it's considered a misdemeanor, and you could face a fine between $250 and $1,000, up to 90 days in county jail, or both. Additionally, if you fail to get a receipt for delivering specific certifications required by Section 24362 to the renter, that's considered evidence you broke the law.
Every person permitting another person to operate an aircraft under the terms of any rental agreement which provides for any remuneration for the use of such aircraft who fails to comply with Section 24362 is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
A failure by a person permitting another person to operate an aircraft under the terms of any rental agreement which provides for any remuneration for the use of such aircraft to obtain a receipt for the delivery of the certification or statement required by Section 24362 to the person renting the aircraft shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of Section 24362.
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