Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000 - 49654]
( Division 30 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1096, Sec. 2. ) PART 2. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS [40900 - 41956]
( Part 2 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22. ) CHAPTER 9. Unlawful Acts [41950 - 41956]
( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22. ) ARTICLE 1. Generally [41950 - 41956]
( Heading of Article 1 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1452, Sec. 1. ) 41953.
(a) In any civil action by a recycling agent against a person alleged to have violated Section 41950 or 41951, the court may either allow treble damages, as measured by the market value of the recyclable material removed, or award a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), whichever is greater, for each unauthorized removal, against the unauthorized person removing the recyclable material.
(b) In any civil action by a recycling agent against a person alleged to have violated Section 41950 or 41951 for a second, or subsequent time, in any 12-month period, the court may either allow treble damages, as measured by the market value of the recyclable material removed, or award a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), whichever is greater, for each unauthorized removal against the unauthorized person removing the recyclable material.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 732, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)