Statute · California Health and Safety Code
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 116750 — Crimes and Penalties
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 116750
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Health and Safety Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2011-04-04
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) Any person who tampers with a public water system is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for three, four, or five years, subject to a fine not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), or both.
Citator
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 116750 — Crimes and Penalties is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Any person who tampers with a public water system is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for three, four, or five years, subject to a fine not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), or both.
(b) Any person who tampers with or makes a threat to tamper with a public water system is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, two, or three years, subject to a fine not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), or both.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term “tamper” means either of the following:
(1) To introduce a contaminant into a public water system with the intention of harming persons.
(2) To otherwise interfere with the operation of a public water system with the intention of harming persons.