California · Public Resources Code - PRC

PRC §42322: (a) Any violation of this chapter is a public offense punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

Civil

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Violations of this chapter are public offenses subject to fines up to $100,000 and additional civil penalties up to $50,000, with collected funds supporting recycling infrastructure development.

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(a) Any violation of this chapter is a public offense punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). (b) In addition to the penalty specified under subdivision (a), any violation of this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty assessed by the board of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each violation, pursuant to a notice and hearing procedure that conforms with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (c) The total annual fines or penalties assessed upon a violator of this chapter shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). (d) The board shall annually publish a list by July 1 setting forth any fines or penalties that have been levied against a violator of this chapter in the preceding calendar year, for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter. (e) The board shall deposit all penalties or fines paid pursuant to this section into the Rigid Container Account, which is hereby created in the Integrated Waste Management Fund in the State Treasury. The moneys deposited in the Rigid Container Account shall be expended by the board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to assist local governmental agencies to develop and implement collection and processing systems for the recycling of materials that are subject to this chapter, for the development of markets for these materials, and for the board’s costs of implementing this chapter.

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