California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §25192: (a) All civil and criminal penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be apportioned in the following manner: (1) Fifty percent shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in th

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This statute directs how civil and criminal penalties collected under toxic substances control laws are divided among government accounts, prosecutors, and enforcement agencies.

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(a) All civil and criminal penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be apportioned in the following manner: (1) Fifty percent shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund. (2) Twenty-five percent shall be paid to the office of the city attorney, city prosecutor, county counsel, district attorney, or the Attorney General, whichever office brought the action. (3) Twenty-five percent shall be paid to the department and used to fund the activity of the CUPA, the local health officer, or other local public officer or agency authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter pursuant to Section 25180, whichever entity investigated the matter that led to the bringing of the action. If investigation by the local police department or sheriff’s office or the Department of the California Highway Patrol led to the bringing of the action, the CUPA, the local health officer, or the authorized officer or agency, shall pay a total of 40 percent of its portion under this subdivision to that investigating agency or agencies to be used for the same purpose. If more than one agency is eligible for payment under this paragraph, division of payment among the eligible agencies shall be in the discretion of the CUPA, the local health officer, or the authorized officer or agency. (b) If a reward is paid to a person pursuant to Section 25191.7, the amount of the reward shall be deducted from the amount of the civil penalty before the amount is apportioned pursuant to subdivision (a).

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