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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 2. Hazardous Materials Management 25531-25543.3

§ 25541.5

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

If civil penalties are recovered pursuant to Section 25540 or 25540.5, the same offense shall not be the subject of a criminal prosecution pursuant to Section 25541 or 25541.3. When an administering agency refers a violation to a prosecuting agency and a criminal complaint is filed, any civil action brought pursuant to this article for that offense shall be dismissed.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 715, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1997.)

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