California Financial Code
§ 1327
FIN § 1327 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 1.1 · Ch. 10 · Art. 1
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)Any person who willfully and knowingly makes, circulates, or transmits to another or others, any statement or rumor, written, printed, or by word of mouth, which is untrue in fact and is directly or by inference derogatory to the financial condition or affects the solvency or financial standing of any bank doing business in this state, or who knowingly counsels, aids, procures, or induces another to start, transmit, or circulate any such statement or rumor, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(b)The provisions of Section 329 shall not apply to this section.
Legislative history
Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.