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CIV § 1798.56

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  1. Civil Code - CIV
  2. DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]
  3. PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]
  4. TITLE 1.8. PERSONAL DATA [1798. - 1798.78.]
  5. CHAPTER 1. Information Practices Act of 1977 [1798. - 1798.78.]
  6. ARTICLE 10. Penalties [1798.55. - 1798.57.]

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.

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