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Violations: Penalties

2478.  (a) Any person who is found guilty of violating Section 2470, 2472, 2474, or 2476, or the rules and regulations promulgated under those provisions, is subject to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year , or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both that imprisonment and fine.

(b) If the conviction is a second or subsequent conviction of a violation described in subdivision (a), or the violation is committed with intent to defraud or mislead, the person is subject to imprisonment in the state prison, or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both that imprisonment and fine.

Added Sec. 3, Ch. 394, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
Amended Sec. 186, Ch. 83, Stats. 1999. Effective January 1, 2000.