Every person who violates any of the provisions of this part or of any approval, order, rule, regulation, or requirement of the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or both. In the event of a continuing violation each day that the violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
Cal. Water Code § 6425
Offenses and Punishment
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)
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.
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