California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 5.5 — Legal Document Assistants and Unlawful Detainer AssistantsArticle 3 — Conduct of Business and Prohibited ActsSection 6415

A failure, by a person who engages in acts of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant, to comply with any of the requirements of Section 6401.6, 6402, 6408, or 6410, subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 6411, or Section 6412.5 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), as to each client with respect to whom a violation occurs, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Payment of restitution to a client shall take precedence over payment of a fine.