§ 4543 Misdemeanor Penalties

Business and Professions Code·California

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•Breaking the rules in this chapter is a crime called a misdemeanor.
•If you break these rules, you can go to jail for at least 10 days up to a year.
•You might also have to pay a fine between $20 and $1,000.
•Sometimes, you could get both jail time and a fine.

Example

If you ignore a rule about how to handle waste and dump trash in a river, you break the law.

You could go to jail for at least 10 days and pay a fine of at least $20.

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§ 4543 Misdemeanor Penalties

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 18. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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imprisonment conviction fine felony misdemeanor crime effective september operative january

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 4543.

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