California § 1569.40. 1569.40. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1115, Sec. 14.)

California Statutes

§ 1569.40. — 1569.40. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1115, Sec. 14.)

California § 1569.40.

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Code HSCHealth and Safety Code - HSC

Div. 2.DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS

Ch. 3.2.CHAPTER 3.2. Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly

Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Offenses

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(a)Any person who violates this chapter, or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter, 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 one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(b)Operation of a residential care facility for the elderly without a license shall be subject to a summons to appear in court. Unlicensed operation, establishment, management, conducting, or maintaining of a facility as prohibited by Section 1569.10 is a separate and distinct offense of this section and is punishable as a misdemeanor.

(c)A misdemeanor may be prosecuted regardless of any concurrent enforcement of civil pen

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(a)
Any person who violates this chapter, or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter, 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 one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(b)
Operation of a residential care facility for the elderly without a license shall be subject to a summons to appear in court. Unlicensed operation, establishment, management, conducting, or maintaining of a facility as prohibited by Section 1569.10 is a separate and distinct offense of this section and is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(c)
A misdemeanor may be prosecuted regardless of any concurrent enforcement of civil penalties or administrative remedies available to the department.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation who owns, operates, establishes, manages, conducts, or maintains a residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in subdivisions (k) and (
l
) of Section 1569.2 which is an unlicensed residential care facility for the elderly as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1569.44 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.