Health and Safety Code section 107170

(a)

A person or entity that violates, or aids or abets the violation of, this article or a regulation adopted pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per offense or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 180 days, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(b)

A person or entity who intentionally or through gross negligence violates a provision of this article or regulation adopted pursuant to this article, or who fails or refuses to comply with a cease and desist order or other order of the department issued thereunder, and the action causes a substantial danger to the health of others, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per offense.

(c)

The remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any and all other remedies, civil or criminal.

Source: Section 107170, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=107170.­ (updated Jul. 10, 2023; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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