§ 1596.65

Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 287, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.
(a)An employment agency, as defined in Section 1812.501 of the Civil Code, that refers a child care provider to parents or guardians who are not required to be a licensed child day care facility shall not make a placement of a child care provider who is not a trustline applicant or a registered child care provider.
(b)Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).

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