California Health and Safety Code

§ 25191.7

HSC § 25191.7 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 20 · Ch. 6.5 · Art. 8

Statute text

(a)A person who provides information that materially contributes to the imposition of a civil penalty or criminal fine against a person for violating this chapter shall be paid a reward pursuant to regulations adopted by the department under subdivision (f). The reward shall be equal to 10 percent of the amount of the civil penalty or criminal fine collected by the department, district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney. The department shall pay the award to the person who provides information that results in the imposition of a civil penalty, and the county shall pay the award to the person who provides information that results in the imposition of a criminal fine. No reward paid pursuant to this subdivision shall exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(b)No informant shall be eligible for a reward for a violation known to the department, unless the information materially contributes to the imposition of criminal or civil penalties for a violation specified in this section.

(c)If there is more than one informant for a single violation, the first notification received by the department shall be eligible for the reward. If the notifications are postmarked on the same day or telephoned notifications are received on the same day, the reward shall be divided equally among those informants.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 80, Sec. 83. (SB 1525) Effective January 1, 2025.