(a) Any person who reports to, or causes a complaint to be filed with, the Contractors’ State License Board that a person licensed by that entity has engaged in professional misconduct, knowing the report or complaint to be false, is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b) The board may notify the appropriate district attorney or city attorney that a person has made or filed what the entity believes to be a false report or complaint against a licensee.