(a) Any person who violates any provision of this article with intent to deceive or defraud any charity or individual is liable for a civil penalty not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (d), any person who violates any other provision of this article is liable for a civil penalty, as follows:
(1) For the first offense, a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) For any subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(c) Any offense committed under this article involving a solicitation may be deemed to have been committed at either the place at which the solicitation was initiated or at the place where the solicitation was received.
(d) Any person who violates only subdivision (c), (d), (e), or (f) of Section 12586.1 shall not be liable for a civil penalty under subdivision (b) if the person (1) has not received reasonable notice of the violation and (2) has not been given a reasonable opportunity to correct the violation. The Attorney General shall notify in writing a person who violates only subdivisions (c), (d), (e), or (f) of Section 12586.1 that he or she has 30 days to correct the violation.
(e) The recovery of a civil penalty pursuant to this section precludes assessment of a late fee pursuant to Section 12586.1 for the same offense.