Section 1569.40 Of Article 4. Offenses From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.2. >> Article 4.
1569.40
. (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.