Section 17061 Of Chapter 6. Violations From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 6.
17061
. (a) Any person who violates, or causes another person to
violate, any provision of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000),
or imprisonment for not more than 180 days, or both, for each
violation of this part, provided that the violation does not cause
personal injury to any person.
(b) Any person who willfully violates, or causes another person to
violate, any provision of this part, provided that the violation
causes personal injury to any person, is punishable by imprisonment
pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for
two, three, or four years, or in a county jail not exceeding one
year, or by a fine of not less than four thousand dollars ($4,000),
but not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that
fine and imprisonment for each violation, or each day of a continuing
violation, causing personal injury. This subdivision shall not be
construed to preclude, or in any way limit, the applicability of any
other law in any criminal prosecution.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of this part shall be
liable for a civil penalty of not less than three hundred dollars
($300), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), for each
violation or for each day of a continuing violation. The amount of
the civil penalty may be doubled, to a limit of not more than ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), for each violation or for each day of a
continuing violation if the court determines that the violation was
willful, or if the court finds that the person received notice from
an enforcement agency within the prior three years regarding any
employee housing owned or operated by that person, and the violations
are so extensive and of such a nature that the immediate health and
safety of the residents or the public is endangered or has been
endangered. The enforcement agency, or any person or entity affected
by the violation, may institute or maintain an action in the
appropriate court to collect any civil penalty arising under this
subdivision and may be awarded reasonable costs and attorney's fees
incurred in proving the existence of each violation and the liability
for the civil penalties.