151.5.
(a) (1) A person may not place or maintain a collection box on private property unless the owner or operator of the collection box first obtains the written consent of the property owner.(2) An owner of private property, who has given written consent for the placement of a collection box on his or her private property, may rescind his or her consent by providing written notice of the rescission to the collection box owner or operator. For purposes of this section, consent shall be deemed rescinded 10 calendar days after the owner of private property deposits a written notice of rescission in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the address displayed on the collection box pursuant to Section 151.
(b) (1) (A) An owner of private property, who acts reasonably, shall not be civilly liable to a collection box owner or operator for the removal of a collection box placed on the property owner’s private property without the owner’s written consent.
(B) An owner of property who has rescinded his or her written consent shall not be civilly liable to the owner or operator of the collection box if the property owner acted reasonably in the removal of the collection box.
(2) A tow truck operator, who acts reasonably, shall not be civilly liable to a collection box owner or operator for the removal of a collection box from private property if the tow truck operator first obtains authorization from the property owner.
(c) (1) A property owner or person in lawful possession of private property who causes the removal of a collection box to a storage facility, or otherwise disposes of a collection box, despite valid written consent from the property owner pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) at the time of removal, shall be civilly liable to the owner or operator of the collection box for four times the amount of the towing and storage charges, or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is higher.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to make a person liable for removal of a collection box where removal is necessary to comply with enforcement of applicable permitting, zoning, or other local ordinances.
(d) A property owner who causes the removal of a collection box shall send a written notice of removal to the address that is conspicuously displayed on the front of every collection box pursuant to Section 151. That notice shall be mailed within five days of removal and include the current location of the box. This section shall not apply if no address appears on the front of the collection box.
(e) (1) For purposes of this section, a property owner’s authorized agent may provide written consent for the placement of the collection box pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) if that consent is consistent with the authority conferred upon the agent by the property owner in writing. That agent may also rescind his or her consent pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).
(2) A property owner’s authorized agent shall be entitled to the same rights and protections as the property owner for purposes of subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) provided that the requirements of the subdivisions are otherwise met.
(f) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2013.