California Health and Safety Code

§ 107170

HSC § 107170 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 104 · Part 1 · Ch. 4 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)A person or entity that violates, or aids or abets the violation of, this article or a regulation adopted pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per offense or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 180 days, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(b)A person or entity who intentionally or through gross negligence violates a provision of this article or regulation adopted pursuant to this article, or who fails or refuses to comply with a cease and desist order or other order of the department issued thereunder, and the action causes a substantial danger to the health of others, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per offense.

(c)The remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any and all other remedies, civil or criminal.

Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 46. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.