§ 121940

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

(a) Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, any person violating any provision of this chapter, other than Section 121945, shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation. The action pursuant to this chapter may be prosecuted in the name of the people of the State of California by the district attorney for the county in which the violation occurred and in the appropriate court, or by the city attorney in the city in which the violation occurred and in the appropriate court.

(b) Nothing in this chapter limits or authorizes any act or omission that violates Section 5971 of the Penal Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2002.)

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