California Public Utilities Code

§ 1702.5

PUC § 1702.5 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 9 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The commission shall, in an existing or new proceeding, develop and implement a safety enforcement program applicable to gas corporations and electrical corporations which includes procedures for monitoring, data tracking and analysis, and investigations, as well as issuance of citations by commission staff, under the direction of the executive director. The enforcement program shall be designed to improve gas and electrical system safety through the enforcement of applicable law, or order or rule of the commission related to safety using a variety of enforcement mechanisms, including the issuance of corrective actions, orders, and citations by designated commission staff, and recommendations for action made to the commission by designated commission staff.

(1)When considering the issuance of citations and assessment of penalties, the commission staff shall take into account voluntary reporting of potential violations, voluntary removal or resolution efforts undertaken, the prior history of violations, the gravity of the violation, and the degree of culpability.

(2)The procedures shall include, but are not limited to, providing notice of violation within a reasonable period of time after the discovery of the violation.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 601, Sec. 1. (SB 291) Effective January 1, 2014.