California Government Code

§ 4216.6

GOV § 4216.6 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 5 · Title 1 · Ch. 3.1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)(1) Any operator or excavator who negligently violates this article is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(2)Any operator or excavator who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of this article is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

(3)Any operator or excavator who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of this article in a way that results in damage to a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline subsurface installation and that results in the escape of any flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 447, Sec. 6. (SB 778) Effective January 1, 2025.