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. (a) Except as provided by Sections 2100 and 2107.5, actions
to recover penalties under this part shall be brought in the name of
the people of the State of California, in the superior court in and
for the county, or city and county, in which the cause or some part
thereof arose, or in which the corporation complained of has its
principal place of business, or in which the person complained of
resides. The action shall be commenced and prosecuted to final
judgment by the attorney or agent of the commission. All fines and
penalties may be sued for and recovered. The commission may enjoin
the sale of a public utility's or common carrier's assets to satisfy
unpaid fines and penalties. The commission may use any of the
remedies afforded to a creditor under the Uniform Voidable
Transactions Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3439) of Title 2
of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Civil Code). Respondents who
fraudulently transfer assets to avoid paying commission-imposed fines
or penalties are subject to prosecution under Sections 154, 531, and
531a of the Penal Code. In all of these actions, the procedure and
rules of evidence shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions,
except for prosecutions under the Penal Code or as otherwise herein
provided. All fines and penalties recovered by the state in any
action, together with the costs thereof, shall be paid into the State
Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. Any action may be
compromised or discontinued on application of the commission upon the
terms the court approves and orders.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2014.