California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 7 — Professional EngineersArticle 6 — Offenses Against the ChapterSection 6788

Any person who violates any provision of subdivisions (a) to (j), inclusive, of Section 6787 in connection with the offer or performance of engineering services for the repair of damage to a residential or nonresidential structure caused by a 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.

Notes

Sets enhanced punishment for specified engineering violations committed in offering or performing repair services for disaster-damaged residential or nonresidential structures after a qualifying state or federal emergency declaration. Authorizes up to a $10,000 fine, specified 16-month, two-year, or three-year imprisonment, or both, or alternatively up to a $1,000 fine, one year in county jail, or both.

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