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DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS 24000-26250›CHAPTER 6.95. Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory 25500-25547.8›ARTICLE 1. Business and Area Plans 25500-25519

§ 25515.5

California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) All criminal penalties collected pursuant to this article shall be apportioned in the following manner:

(1) Fifty percent shall be paid to the office of the city attorney, district attorney, or Attorney General, whichever office brought the action.

(2) Fifty percent shall be paid to the agency which is responsible for the investigation of the action.

(b) All civil penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be apportioned in the following manner:

(1) Fifty percent shall be paid to the office of the city attorney, district attorney, or Attorney General, whichever office brought the action.

(2) Fifty percent shall be paid to the agency responsible for the investigation of the action.

(c) If a reward is paid to a person pursuant to Section 25516, the amount of the reward shall be deducted from the amount of the criminal or civil penalty before the amount is apportioned pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b).

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 715, Sec. 19. (SB 1261) Effective January 1, 2015.)

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