DIVISION 5. SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT 6300-9104›PART 1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 6300-6720›CHAPTER 4. Penalties 6423-6436
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California Labor Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Any employer who violates any occupational safety or health standard, order, or special order, or Section 25910 of the Health and Safety Code, if that violation is a serious violation, shall be assessed a civil penalty of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation. Employers who do not have an operative injury prevention program shall receive no adjustment for good faith of the employer or history of previous violations as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 6319.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 615, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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