Any person who willfully, or through culpable negligence, violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor. It is also unlawful for any person to do any of the following:

(a) Willfully, by himself or herself or in cooperation with another person, to defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person with respect to his or her right of examination, application, or employment under this article or commission rule.

(b) Willfully and falsely, to mark, grade, estimate, or report upon the examination or proper standing of any person examined or certified under this article or commission rule, or to aid in so doing, or to make any false representation concerning the same or the person examined.

(c) Willfully, to furnish to any person any special or secret information regarding contents of an examination for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person examined, or to be examined under this article or commission rule.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 224. Effective January 1, 1996.)