{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-1540","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 1540","heading":"","body":"(a) Any person who violates this chapter, or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.\n(b) Operation of a community care facility without a license shall be subject to a summons to appear in court.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS [1200. - 1796.88.]","CHAPTER 3. California Community Care Facilities Act [1500. - 1567.94.]","ARTICLE 4. Offenses [1540. - 1549.]"],"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":"98a025d299017d55b36c5c99a74657fccbcbeda4459cdf13ec626e633dcf8d4a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-1539","next":"us-ca/hsc-1540.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}