Labor Code section 5816

A determination of facts by the appeals board under this chapter has no collateral estoppel effect on a subsequent criminal prosecution and does not preclude litigation of those same facts in the criminal proceeding.

Source: Section 5816, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=5816. (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Sep. 7, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_5816

Original Source: Section 5816, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=5816. (last accessed May 12, 2025).