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Cal. Civil Code § 1798.56

Cal. Civil Code § 1798.56

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Cal. Civil Code § 1798.56, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/787401
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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.