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Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42488.3 — Right to Repair Act

Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42488.3

Type
Statute
Source
California Public Resources Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2024-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) (1) A city, a county, a city and county, or the state may bring an action in superior court to impose civil liability on a person or entity that knowingly violated this chapter, or reasonably should have known that it violated this chapter, in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per…

Citator

Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42488.3 — Right to Repair Act is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) (1) A city, a county, a city and county, or the state may bring an action in superior court to impose civil liability on a person or entity that knowingly violated this chapter, or reasonably should have known that it violated this chapter, in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for the first violation of this chapter, two thousand dollars ($2,000) per day for the second violation, and five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day for the third and subsequent violations.

(2) Any action described in paragraph (1) shall be commenced within three years from the date of the alleged violation.

(b) Any civil penalties collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be paid to the office of the city attorney, county counsel, district attorney, or Attorney General, whichever office brought the action. The penalties collected pursuant to this section by the Attorney General shall be deposited into the Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.