{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"8553","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 8553","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 14. Structural Pest Control Operators [8500. - 8697.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-14"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Application of the Chapter [8550. - 8557.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-14/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 572, Sec. 10.   (SB 1481)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/application-of-the-chapter-8553","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}