1233. Penalty
If any person charged with the execution of any warrant of distress wilfully retains from the proceeds of any property sold to satisfy the distress, or otherwise extracts, any greater costs or charges than those to which he or she is for the time being entitled by law, or makes any improper charge, he or she shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding $500, but nothing in this section shall affect the liability of the person to be prosecuted and punished for extortion.