Section 1568.0824 Of Chapter 3.01. Residential Care Facilities For Persons With Chronic Life-threatening Illness From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.01.

. A person who, without lawful authorization from a duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department, informs an owner, operator, employee, agent, or resident of a residential care facility for persons with a chronic, life-threatening illness of an impending and unannounced site visit to that facility by personnel of the department, 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 180 days, or by both a fine and imprisonment.