California Health and Safety Code

§ 18021.5

HSC § 18021.5 Effective Sep 26, 1988Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this part relating to licensing or titling and registration, or any rules or regulations promulgated therefor, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000) or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or by both.

(b)The department, after notice and hearing, may suspend or revoke the license issued to a licensee, as provided for by this part, who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this part. In any hearing before a judge or in any administrative action before an administrative law judge, the department may seek and may recover its investigative and enforcement costs from the licensee unless the licensee prevails on the charges. The department may also seek fines and may seek restitution as provided in subdivision (d).

(c)Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this part relating to licensing or titling and registration, or any rules or regulations promulgated therefor, shall be liable for a civil penalty not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each violation or for each day of a continuing violation. The department shall institute or maintain an action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to collect any civil penalty arising under this section.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1289, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 1988.