§ 102232 Penalties For Data Access Violations

(a)  (1)  Any person who violates Section 102230 or 102231 may be denied further access to the indices or data files maintained by the department. (2)  Any person who violates Section 102230 or 102231 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one year, or a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the imprisonment and fine, for each violation. (3)  The penalties described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be construed to limit any other remedies provided by law. (b)  Notwithstanding Section 126 of the Penal Code, the crime of perjury specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 102230, paragraph (6) of subdivision (c) of Section 102230, and subdivision (b) of Section 102231, shall be punishable as a misdemeanor. (c)  Paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be implemented only to the extent that funds for these purposes are appropriated by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or other statute. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 712, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)