California Public Utilities Code

§ 4457

PUC § 4457 Effective Jan 1, 1995Div. 2 · Ch. 4.1

Statute text

(a)Any operator who commits a violation enumerated in subdivision (f) of Section 4453 or who fails to file the report required by Section 4454 or fails to comply with a directive of the commission pursuant to Section 4456 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day that the violation, or failure to file the report or respond to the directive continues, but not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for a single violation or related series of violations. The commission shall enforce this subdivision.

(b)The commission may enforce subdivision (a) in the following manner:

(1)By issuing a citation to the operator, as defined by Section 18603 of the Health and Safety Code. In the event of a violation that constitutes a significant or immediate danger to the health and safety of the customers, the citation shall be issued immediately and served upon the responsible person or the holder of the permit to operate the distribution system. The operator shall be responsible for the correction of any violations for which a citation has been given pursuant to this subdivision.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 388, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.