California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1798.56

Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 595, Sec. 24.

Any person who willfully requests or obtains any record containing personal information from an agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.56 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-1-8-personal-data/chapter-1-information-practices-act-of-1977/article-10-penalties/section-1798.56

Other sections in Article 10 - Penalties

§ 1798.55§ 1798.56§ 1798.57

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