Section 5414.5 Of Article 6. Fines And Penalties From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 6.
5414.5
. Every corporation or person who knowingly and willfully
issues, publishes, or affixes, or causes or permits the issuance,
publishing, or affixing, of any oral or written advertisement,
broadcast, or other holding out to the public, or any portion
thereof, that the corporation or person is in operation as a
charter-party carrier of passengers without having a valid
certificate or permit issued under this chapter is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable, if an individual, by a fine of not more than
one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail
for not more than six months, or by both, or, if a corporation, by a
fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).