Section 42984.21 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Civil penalties for violations(a) An administrative civil penalty up to the following amounts may be administratively imposed by the department on any person who is in violation of any provision of this chapter:(1) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day.(2) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per day if the violation is intentional or knowing.(b) In assessing or reviewing the amount of a civil penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) for a violation of this chapter, the department or the court shall consider all of the following: (1) The nature and extent of the violation.(2) The number and severity of the violation or violations.(3) The economic effect of the penalty on the violator.(4) Whether the violator took good faith measures to comply with this chapter and the period of time over which these measures were taken.(5) The willfulness of the violator's misconduct.(6) The deterrent effect that the imposition of the penalty would have on both the violator and the regulated community.(7) Any other factor that justice may require.(c) The department shall establish, through regulations adopted pursuant to Section 42984.2, a process that shall include an informal hearing process by which the penalties will be assessed.(d) The department shall deposit all penalties collected pursuant to this section into the Textile Stewardship Recovery Penalty Account, which is hereby created in the Textile Stewardship Recovery Fund. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in the Textile Stewardship Recovery Penalty Account shall be available for expenditure by the department on activities related to the collection and recycling of covered products, grants for related purposes, and the administration and enforcement of this chapter.(e) The Administrative Adjudication Bill of Rights, as set forth in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11425.10) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, applies to hearings conducted under this chapter and mandates minimum due process.Ca. Pub. Res. Code § 42984.21
Added by Stats 2024 ch 864 (SB 707),s 1, eff. 1/1/2025.