California Health and Safety Code

§ 1387

HSC § 1387 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 2.2 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)(1) A person who violates a provision of this chapter, or who violates a rule or order adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the director in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(2)In assessing a civil penalty, the director shall determine the appropriate amount after considering one or more factors enumerated in subdivision (d) of Section 1386, as applicable.

(b)As applied to the civil penalties for acts in violation of this chapter, the remedies provided by this section and by other sections of this chapter are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination to enforce this chapter.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 985, Sec. 5. (SB 858) Effective January 1, 2023.