(a) A city, county, or the state may impose civil liability in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation of this chapter, one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the second violation, and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the third and subsequent violation.
(b) Any civil penalties collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be paid to the office of the city attorney, city prosecutor, district attorney, or Attorney General, whichever office brought the action. The penalties collected pursuant to this section by the Attorney General may be expended by the Attorney General, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to enforce this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 845, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Section operative July 1, 2007, pursuant to Section 42256. Repealed as of January 1, 2020, pursuant to Section 42257.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018