{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-4996.12","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 4996.12","heading":"","body":"Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding a period of six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 14. Social Workers [4991. - 4998.5.]","ARTICLE 4. Licensure [4996. - 4997.1.]"],"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":"d29d9edeb38b097cc9e50c979a88a6b18e35fd1d6aa9cb90adc455e60a158583","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-4996.11","next":"us-ca/bpc-4996.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}