{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-94944","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 94944","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding any other law, the bureau shall cite any person, and that person shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), for operating an institution without proper approval to operate issued by the bureau pursuant to this chapter. The maximum fine for unlicensed activity is separate and not inclusive of fines for other violations or refunds ordered.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION [66000. - 101460.]","DIVISION 10. PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS [94000. - 95010.]","PART 59. PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS [94000. - 95010.]","CHAPTER 8. Private Postsecondary Institutions [94800. - 94950.]","ARTICLE 18. Compliance, Enforcement, Process, and Penalties [94932. - 94945.]"],"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":"f26ef4958b315da7aa3177685b8ef436ccfaf4258526ad3564ed5e970fb5aaeb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-94943.5","next":"us-ca/edc-94944.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}