Cal. LAB § 3218
This is the official text of Cal. LAB § 3218, part of California’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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Official statutory text
A violation of Section 3215 is a public offense punishable upon a first conviction by incarceration in the county jail for not more than one year, or by incarceration in the state prison, or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both incarceration and fine. A second or subsequent conviction is punishable by incarceration in state prison.
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