California · Vehicle Code

VEH §15311.1: An employer that knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order is, upon conviction, subject to a civil penalty of not less than

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An employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order faces a civil penalty between $2,750 and $25,000.

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An employer that knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order is, upon conviction, subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

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