Cal. Penal Code § 536
Cal. Penal Code § 536
California · California Penal Code · Status: effective · Effective 1983-09-27
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- Cal. Penal Code § 536, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/887335
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Every commission merchant, broker, agent, factor, or consignee, who shall willfully and corruptly make, or cause to be made, to the principal or consignor of such commission merchant, agent, broker, factor, or consignee, a false statement as to the price obtained for any property consigned or entrusted for sale, or as to the quality or quantity of any property so consigned or entrusted, or as to any expenditures made in connection therewith, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not less than two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months and not less than 10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.