California Statutes
§ 116750. — 116750. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 202.)
California·Code HSC Health and Safety Code - HSC·Div. 104. DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH·Part 12. PART 12. DRINKING WATER·Ch. 4. CHAPTER 4. California Safe Drinking Water Act·Art. 11. ARTICLE 11. Crimes and Penalties
(a)Any person who tampers with a public water system is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for three, four, or five years, subject to a fine not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), or both.
(b)Any person who
tampers with or makes a threat to tamper with a public water system is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, two, or three years, subject to a fine not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), or both.
(c)For purposes of this section, the term “tamper” means either of the following:
(1)To introduce a contaminant into a public water system with the intention of harming persons.
(2)To ot
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 202. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.