California Health and Safety Code

§ 11834.34

HSC § 11834.34 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 10.5 · Part 2 · Ch. 7.5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)In addition to the penalties of suspension or revocation of a license issued under this chapter, the department may also levy a civil penalty for violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(1)The amount of the civil penalty, as determined by the department, shall not be less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more than five hundred dollars ($500) per day for each violation, except where the nature or seriousness of the violation or the frequency of the violation warrants a higher penalty or an immediate civil penalty assessment, or both, as determined by the department. In no event shall a civil penalty assessment exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day.

(2)A licensee that is cited for repeating the same violation within 24 months of the first violation is subject to an immediate civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) and seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) for each day the violation continues until the deficiency is corrected.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 775, Sec. 6. (AB 3162) Effective January 1, 2019.