{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"78495","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 78495","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 45. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE [78000. - 81050.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-45"},{"name":"PART 2. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACCOUNT [78000. - 81050.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-45/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. General Powers and Duties [78400. - 78620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-45/part-2/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Protection of Trade Secrets [78480. - 78495.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-45/part-2/chapter-3/article-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2.   (AB 2293)   Effective January 1, 2023.   Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.","effective":"2023-01-01","html":"<p>Any person who knowingly and willfully disseminates information protected by this article or procedures established by the department pursuant to Section <a href=\"/hsc/78490\">78490</a> shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"Any person who knowingly and willfully disseminates information protected by this article or procedures established by the department pursuant to Section 78490 shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/protection-of-trade-secrets-78495","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}