California Civil Code Section 1798.56

CA Civ Code § 1798.56 (2017)  

Any person who willfully requests or obtains any record containing personal information from an agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 595, Sec. 24.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018