Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 8402
It is unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation, or any officer or agent thereof, to do any of the following:
(d) Violate any other provision of this part.
Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the act is by any other law of this state declared to be a felony, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both fine and imprisonment.