Section 6429 Of Chapter 4. Penalties From California Labor Code >> Division 5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4.
6429
. (a) Any employer who willfully or repeatedly violates any
occupational safety or health standard, order, or special order, or
Section 25910 of the Health and Safety Code, may be assessed a civil
penalty of not more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each
violation, but in no case less than five thousand dollars ($5,000)
for each willful violation.
(b) Any employer who repeatedly violates any occupational safety
or health standard, order, or special order, or Section 25910 of the
Health and Safety Code, shall not receive any adjustment of a penalty
assessed pursuant to this section on the basis of the regulations
promulgated pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 6319 pertaining to
the good faith of the employer or the history of previous violations
of the employer.
(c) The division shall preserve and maintain records of its
investigations and inspections and citations for a period of not less
than seven years.