California Public Utilities Code

§ 1701.7

PUC § 1701.7 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 9 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The Attorney General may bring an enforcement action in superior court against a decisionmaker or employee of the commission who knowingly and willfully violates, fails to comply with, or procures, aids or abets any violation of, the ex parte communication requirements in this article or those adopted by the commission pursuant to this article.

(b)Notwithstanding Section 1759, in an enforcement action brought pursuant to this section, the court may grant appropriate relief, including disqualification of the decisionmaker from one or more proceedings and civil penalties as provided in Section 2111.

(c)In determining the appropriate relief, the court may consider the following factors:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 807, Sec. 8. (SB 215) Effective January 1, 2017.