{"data":{"id":"us-ca/lab-23","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"LAB § 23","heading":"","body":"Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed, every offense declared by this code to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail, not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.","path":["Labor Code - LAB","GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"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":"d82fde0b0118618b1695b7b3e81be0a4242aca74113adf523e3826c043957782","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/lab-22","next":"us-ca/lab-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}