1. (a) Program Certificate of Compliance or Exemption Issuance Penalty Fee.

   1. (1) If a park fails to pay the program certificate of compliance or exemption issuance fee at the same time the park's permit to operate fees are due for more than thirty (30) calendar days after the due date, the department shall assess a fifty ($50) dollar penalty fee.
   2. (2) If a park fails to pay the program certificate of compliance or exemption issuance fee and at the same time the park's permit to operate fees are unpaid for more than sixty (60) calendar days after the due date, then the department shall assess a three hundred ($300) dollar penalty fee.
   3. (3) If a park or park manager fails to comply with any program initial or continuing training coursework or examination requirements of this chapter for more than thirty (30) calendar days after the due date, the department shall assess a fifty ($50) dollar penalty fee.
   4. (4) If a park or park manager fails to comply with any program initial or continuing training coursework or examination requirements of this chapter for more than sixty (60) calendar days after the due date, the department shall assess a three hundred ($300) dollar penalty fee.

2. (b) Sixty (60) calendar days after issuance of a notice of violation of this chapter, if the cited violation is not corrected, any park owner, operator, manager, or third-party provider shall be subject to the following civil penalties:

   1. (1) Two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for the first violation.
   2. (2) Two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the second and each subsequent violation.
   3. (3) If a park owner, operator, manager, or third-party provider fails to correct cited violation(s) and an additional sixty (60) calendar days have elapsed, the department shall assess an additional civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for each subsequent calendar day the violation(s) remain(s) uncorrected.
3. (c) If any park owner, operator, or manager willfully violates this chapter, the park shall be subject to suspension of its permit to operate.
4. (d) The department may institute or maintain an action in the appropriate court to collect any civil penalty arising under this section.

Note: Authority cited: Section 18876.1, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18876 and 18876.1, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. New section filed 2-28-2025; operative 2-28-2025. Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 18876.1(k). Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343.8 (Register 2025, No. 9).