Section 1596.8915.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 1596.8915.
in effectAny person who, without lawful authorization from a duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department, informs an owner, operator, employee, or agent of a child day care facility of an impending and unannounced site visit to that facility by personnel of the department, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days, or by both a fine and imprisonment.
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