{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-22256","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 22256","heading":"","body":"(a) The superior court in and for the county in which any person acts as a tax preparer in violation of the provisions of this chapter, may, upon a petition by any person, issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining the conduct. The proceedings under this paragraph shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.\n(b) Except as provided in paragraphs (12) to (18), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 22253, a person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, which offense is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]","CHAPTER 14. Tax Preparers [22250. - 22259.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"e6e6ed7809e795d141afc31b49090a4e43258b4fe9cda91f727ae3ccf1529651","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-22255","next":"us-ca/bpc-22257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}