§ 21645

Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 826, Sec. 5.

A violation of any provision of this article under circumstances where a person knows or should have known that a violation was being committed is a misdemeanor punishable as follows:

(a)For the first offense, a fine of up to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or imprisonment in the county jail up to two months, or both.
(b)For the second offense, a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail up to four months, or both.
(c)For the third, and any subsequent offense, a fine of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or imprisonment in the county jail up to six months, or both.

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