California · Public Utilities Code - PUC

PUC §2105: All penalties accruing under this part shall be cumulative, and a suit for the recovery of one penalty shall not be a bar to or affect the recovery of any other penalty or forfeiture or be a bar to an

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What this law says, in plain English

Penalties under this part are cumulative; pursuing one penalty does not prevent recovery of other penalties, forfeitures, or criminal prosecution, or the commission's contempt powers.

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All penalties accruing under this part shall be cumulative, and a suit for the recovery of one penalty shall not be a bar to or affect the recovery of any other penalty or forfeiture or be a bar to any criminal prosecution against any public utility, or any officer, director, agent, or employee thereof, or any other corporation or person, or to the exercise by the commission of its power to punish for contempt.

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