California § 556 - The failure of any person mentioned in Section 551 to report, or the failure of a

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§ 556. The failure of any person mentioned in Section 551 to report, or the failure of a

The failure of any person mentioned in Section 551 to report, or the failure of any maternity home, hospital, or similar institution, to use the treatment prescribed in Section 551 and to record any and all cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, as directed in Section 553, or the failure or refusal of any person or institution, mentioned in this article, to obey any rule or regulation adopted by the department under this article constitutes a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined, for the first offense not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); for a second offense not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200); and for a third offense, and thereafter not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) for each violation.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 556 cover?

Section 556 ("The failure of any person mentioned in Section 551 to report, or the failure of a") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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