California Public Resources Code Section 14591

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in addition to any other applicable civil or criminal penalties, any person convicted of a violation of this division is guilty of an infraction, which is punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for each initial separate violation and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent separate violation per day. (b) (1) Every person who, with intent to defraud, takes any of the following actions is guilty of fraud: (A) Submits a false or fraudulent claim for payment pursuant to Section 14573 or 14573.5. (B) Fails to accurately report the number of beverage containers sold, as required by subdivision (b) of Section 14550. (C) Fails to make payments as required by Section 14574. (D) Redeems out-of-state containers, rejected containers, line breakage, or containers that have already been redeemed. (E) Returns redeemed containers to the marketplace for redemption . (F) Brings out-of-state containers, rejected containers, or line breakage to the marketplace for redemption. (G) Submits a false or fraudulent claim for handling fee payments pursuant to Section 14585. (2) If the money obtained or withheld pursuant to paragraph (1) exceeds four hundred dollars ($400), the fraud is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both, or by imprisonment in the state prison for 16 months, two years, or three years, or by a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or twice the late or unmade payments plus interest, whichever is greater, or by both fine and imprisonment. If the money obtained or withheld pursuant to paragraph (1) equals, or is less than, four hundred dollars ($400), the fraud is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both. (c) For purposes of this section and Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 14595), line breakage and rejected container have the same meanings as defined in the regulations adopted or amended by the department pursuant to this division.