§ 123473. — 123473. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 700, Sec. 3.)

California § 123473.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code HSC: Health and Safety Code - HSC
• Div. 106.: DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)
• Part 2.: PART 2. MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
• Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Maternal Health
• Art. 2.7.: ARTICLE 2.7. Reproductive FACT Act

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(a)
Covered facilities that fail to comply with the requirements of this article are liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for a first offense and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent offense. The Attorney General, city attorney, or county counsel may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this section after doing both of the following:
(1)
Providing the covered facility with reasonable notice of noncompliance, which informs the facility that it is subject to a civil penalty if it does not correct the violation within 30 days from the date the notice is sent to the facility.
(2)
Verifying
that the violation was not corrected within the 30-day period described in paragraph (1).
(b)
The civil penalty shall be deposited into the General Fund if the action is brought by the Attorney General. If the action is brought by a city attorney, the civil penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the city in which the judgment is entered. If the action is brought by a county counsel, the civil penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment is entered.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 700, Sec. 3. (AB 775) Effective January 1, 2016.