California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 3 — ArchitectureArticle 3 — Application of ChapterSection 5536.5

Any person who violates subdivision (a) of Section 5536 in connection with the offer or performance of architectural services for the repair of damage to a residential or nonresidential structure caused by a natural disaster for which a state of emergency is proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Section 8625 of the Government Code, or for which an emergency or major disaster is declared by the President of the United States, shall be punished by a fine up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, or for two or three years, or by both the fine and imprisonment, or by a fine up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

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Sets penalties for violating the unlicensed-practice provision when offering or performing architectural disaster-repair services under a gubernatorial state of emergency or presidential emergency or major-disaster declaration. Punishment may be up to a $10,000 fine and 16 months, two years, or three years of imprisonment, or both; alternatively, up to a $1,000 fine, one year in county jail, or both.

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