Section 1683 Of Chapter 3. Farm Labor Contractors From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) A person shall not act as a farm labor contractor until a
license to do so has been issued to the person by the Labor
Commissioner and the license is in full force and effect and in the
person's possession. The Labor Commissioner shall provide by
regulation a means of issuing duplicate licenses in case of loss of
the original license or any other appropriate instances.
(b) (1) A person who violates this section is subject to a civil
penalty as follows:
(A) For any initial citation, one hundred dollars ($100) for each
farmworker employed by the unlicensed person, plus one hundred
dollars ($100) for each calendar day that a violation occurs, for a
total penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(B) For a second citation, two hundred dollars ($200) for each
farmworker employed by the unlicensed person, plus two hundred
dollars ($200) for each calendar day that a violation occurs, for a
total penalty not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
(C) For a third or subsequent citation, five hundred dollars
($500) for each farmworker employed by the unlicensed person, plus
five hundred dollars ($500) for each calendar day that a violation
occurs, for a total penalty not to exceed fifty thousand dollars
($50,000).
(2) If, upon inspection or investigation, the Labor Commissioner
determines that a person has violated this section, the Labor
Commissioner shall issue a citation. The procedures for issuing,
contesting, and enforcing citations or civil penalties issued by the
Labor Commissioner for a violation of this section are the same as
those described in Section 1197.1.
(3) The civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall
be deposited into the Farmworker Remedial Account and shall be
available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of
this chapter.
(4) The civil penalties provided for in this section are in
addition to any other penalty provided by law.
(c) For purposes of this section, "license" includes a letter of
authorization issued by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to paragraph
(2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1695.7.