{"code":"LAB","codeName":"Labor Code","section":"3218","citation":"Lab. Code, § 3218","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE [3200. - 6002.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 1. SCOPE AND OPERATION [3200. - 4418.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-4/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [3200. - 3219.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-4/part-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 116, Sec. 28.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A violation of Section <a href=\"/lab/3215\">3215</a> is a public offense punishable upon a first conviction by incarceration in the county jail for not more than one year, or by incarceration in the state prison, or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both incarceration and fine. A second or subsequent conviction is punishable by incarceration in state prison.</p>","text":"A violation of Section 3215 is a public offense punishable upon a first conviction by incarceration in the county jail for not more than one year, or by incarceration in the state prison, or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both incarceration and fine. A second or subsequent conviction is punishable by incarceration in state prison.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/general-provisions-3218","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}