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.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.56
Penalties
Known as the Information Practices Act
The act spans §§ 1798–1798 (64 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 595, Sec. 24.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.