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California

For California, violation type is failure-to-abate; penalty maximum is $15,000; federal maximum is $16,550; effective date is January 1, 2025; computation method is Daily additional penalty based on initial Gravity-based penalty, adjusted for Size, Good Faith, and History at time of reinspection; may be reduced up to 90% for first 120 days for regulatory/general, up to 50% thereafter, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

Jurisdiction
California
Violation type
failure-to-abate our reading
Penalty maximum
$15,000 verified
Federal maximum
$16,550 our reading
Effective date
January 1, 2025
Computation method
Daily additional penalty based on initial Gravity-based penalty, adjusted for Size, Good Faith, and History at time of reinspection; may be reduced up to 90% for first 120 days for regulatory/general, up to 50% thereafter our reading
Statute citation
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, § 336(f) our reading
Sourcedir.ca.gov
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What the source says

The daily additional penalty for failure to abate a violation shall not exceed $15,000.

dir.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15

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