California Public Resources Code

§ 41953

PRC § 41953 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 30 · Part 2 · Ch. 9 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)In any civil action by a recycling agent against a person alleged to have violated Section 41950 or 41951, the court may either allow treble damages, as measured by the market value of the recyclable material removed, or award a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), whichever is greater, for each unauthorized removal, against the unauthorized person removing the recyclable material.

(b)In any civil action by a recycling agent against a person alleged to have violated Section 41950 or 41951 for a second, or subsequent time, in any 12-month period, the court may either allow treble damages, as measured by the market value of the recyclable material removed, or award a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), whichever is greater, for each unauthorized removal against the unauthorized person removing the recyclable material.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 732, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.