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Statutes > California > Rtc > 43602-43607REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE
SECTION 43602-43607
43602. Any person who refuses to furnish any return or report required to be made, or who refuses to furnish a supplemental return or other data required by the board, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense. 43603. Any person who knowingly or willfully files a false tax return with the board, and any person who refuses to permit the board or any of its representatives to make any inspection or examination for which provision is made in this part, or who fails to keep records as prescribed by the board, or who fails to preserve such records for the inspection of the board for such time as the board deems necessary, or who alters, cancels, or obliterates entries in such records for the purpose of falsifying the records is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one month nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 43604. Any person who willfully evades or attempts in any manner to evade or defeat the payment of the tax imposed by this part is guilty of a felony. 43605. Every person convicted for a violation of any of the provisions of this part for which another penalty or punishment is not specifically provided for in this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 43606. Every person convicted of a felony for a violation of any of the provisions of this part for which another punishment is not specifically provided for in this part shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in the state prison, or by both that fine and imprisonment. 43607. Any prosecution for violation of any of the penal provisions of this part shall be instituted within three years after the commission of the offense.
