California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 1.8 — Personal Data, Chapter 1 — Information Practices Act of 1977, Article 10 — Penalties, Section 1798.56
Any person who willfully requests or obtains any record containing personal information from an agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Notes
Sets a misdemeanor penalty for any person who willfully requests or obtains an agency record containing personal information under false pretenses: a fine up to $5,000, imprisonment for no more than one year, or both. The penalty applies to willful requests or acquisitions of agency-held personal-information records made under false pretenses.
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