California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 4 - Offenses

• Section 1540.
  (a)  Any person who violates this chapter, or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter, is guilty of a...
• Section 1540.1.
  Upon a finding by the licensing authority that a facility is in operation without a license, a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing...
• Section 1540.2.
  Any person who, without lawful authorization from a duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department, informs an owner, operator, employee, agent, or resident...
• Section 1541.
  The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of Section 1503.5 or 1508, or both, in the superior court in...
• Section 1542.
  Any action brought by the director against a community care facility shall not abate by reason of a sale or other transfer of ownership of...
• Section 1543.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district attorney of every county, and city attorneys in those cities which have city attorneys who have...
• Section 1546.
  An emergency client contingency account may be established within the Technical Assistance Fund to which not more than 50 percent of each penalty assessed pursuant...
• Section 1546.1.
  (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to authorize the department to take quick, effective action to protect the health and...
• Section 1546.2.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to authorize the department to take quick, effective action to protect the health and...
• Section 1547.
  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person who violates Section 1503.5 or 1508, or both, may be assessed by the department an...
• Section 1548.
  (a) In addition to the suspension, temporary suspension, or revocation of a license issued under this chapter, the department shall levy civil penalties as follows:(b) (1) The amount...
• Section 1548.1.
  The Legislature finds and declares that the current civil penalty structure for facilities licensed by the State Department of Social Services is insufficient to ensure...
• Section 1549.
  The civil, criminal, and administrative remedies available to the department pursuant to this article are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any...

Last modified: October 22, 2018