California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 4 — Real Estate, Part 1 — Licensing of Persons, Chapter 7 — Mineral, Oil and Gas Brokerage, Article 1 — Scope of Regulation, Section 10501
(a) The Real Estate Commissioner may file a complaint for any violation of Section 10500 or 10500.5 before any court of competent jurisdiction, and the commissioner and the commissioner’s counsel, deputies or assistants may assist in presenting the law or facts at the trial.
(b) It is the duty of the district attorney of the county in which a violation of Section 10500 or 10500.5 occurs to prosecute the violation.
(c) A natural person convicted of a violation of Section 10500 or 10500.5 shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. A corporation convicted of a violation of Section 10500 or 10500.5 shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Notes
Allows the Real Estate Commissioner to file a complaint for specified unlicensed mineral, oil, or gas activity and assist at trial, while requiring the county district attorney to prosecute violations. A natural person faces up to a $500 fine, six months in county jail, or both; a convicted corporation faces a fine up to $5,000.
Use as reference
Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 10501 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-4/part-1/chapter-7/article-1/section-10501