{"code":"INS","codeName":"Insurance Code","section":"1633","citation":"Ins. Code, § 1633","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE [100. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1"},{"name":"PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE [680. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Production Agencies [1621. - 1758.993.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Licensing [1631. - 1651.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-5/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 279, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 2005.","effective":"2005-01-01","html":"<p>Any person who transacts insurance without a valid license so to act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"Any person who transacts insurance without a valid license so to act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/licensing-1633","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}