CHAPTER 8. Violations [45951. - 45956.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 8.

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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 45951. Section 45951.

Any person who refuses to furnish any return or report required to be made, or who refuses to furnish a supplemental return or other data required by the board, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 45952. Section 45952.

Any person who knowingly or willfully files a false return or report with the board, and any person who refuses to permit the board or any of its representatives to make any inspection or examination for which provision is made in this part, or who fails to keep any records as prescribed by the board, or who fails to preserve the records for the inspection of the board for such time as the board deems necessary, or who alters, cancels, or obliterates entries in the records for the purpose of falsifying the records is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one month or more than six months, or by both.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 45953. Section 45953.

Any person who willfully evades or attempts in any manner to evade or defeat the payment of the fee imposed by this part is guilty of a felony.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 45954. Section 45954.

Every person convicted for a violation of any provision of this part for which another penalty or punishment is not specifically provided for in this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 45955. Section 45955.

Every person convicted of a felony for a violation of any provision of this part for which another punishment is not specifically provided for in this part shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 45956. Section 45956.

Any prosecution for violation of any provision of this part shall be instituted within three years after the commission of the offense.

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