If, after notice and a hearing, the commissioner finds that any person has violated any provision of this division or of any regulation or order issued under this division, the commissioner may order the person to pay to the commissioner a civil penalty in that amount as the commissioner may specify. However, the amount of the civil penalty shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation, or in the case of a continuing violation, two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each day for which the violation continues.
Cal. Corp. Code § 28900
Civil Penalties
Known as the Capital Access Company Law
The act spans §§ 28000–28958 (104 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 237 Cal. App. 4th 812 - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Utilities Commission (2015)
Most recently applied in 237 Cal. App. 4th 812 - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Utilities Commission (June 2015)
Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 668, Sec. 3
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.