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California

For California, violation type is willful; penalty maximum is $162,851; penalty minimum is $11,632; federal maximum is $165,514; effective date is January 1, 2025, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

Jurisdiction
California
Violation type
willful our reading
Penalty maximum
$162,851 verified
Penalty minimum
$11,632 verified
Federal maximum
$165,514 our reading
Effective date
January 1, 2025
Computation method
Proposed Penalty multiplied by five; minimum $11,632, maximum $162,851 our reading
Statute citation
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, § 336(h) our reading
Sourcedir.ca.gov
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What the source says

the penalty for any willful violation shall not be less than $11,632 and shall not exceed $162,851.

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

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