California · Labor Code

LAB §6326: Every person who, after such notice is attached as provided in Section 6325, enters any such place of employment, or uses or operates any such place of employment, machine, device, apparatus, or equip

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who enters or operates a workplace after a safety notice is posted, or who defaces or removes such notice without authorization, commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 fine and/or up to one year in jail.

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Every person who, after such notice is attached as provided in Section 6325, enters any such place of employment, or uses or operates any such place of employment, machine, device, apparatus, or equipment before it is made safe and the required safeguards or safety appliances or devices are provided, or who defaces, destroys or removes any such notice without the authority of the division, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), or up to one year in the county jail, or both.

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