California · Public Resources Code - PRC

PRC §42272: (a) On or before June 1, 2022, a city, county, or city and county shall authorize an enforcement agency to enforce this chapter.

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What this law says, in plain English

Local governments must authorize an enforcement agency by June 1, 2022. First and second violations result in notices; subsequent violations are infractions punishable by fines up to $300 annually.

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(a) On or before June 1, 2022, a city, county, or city and county shall authorize an enforcement agency to enforce this chapter. (b) The first and second violations of this chapter shall result in a notice of violation, and any subsequent violation shall constitute an infraction punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each day in violation, but not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) annually.

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