Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16 § 884

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 884 - Assessments of Civil Penalties

(a) Civil penalties against persons who have been cited for violation of the Contractors State License Law shall be assessed in accordance with the following ranges of penalties.

Section Violated	Minimum Civil Penalty		Maximum Civil Penalty
7027.1	$100		$1000
7028	200		8,000
7028.1	1,000		8,000
7028.5	200		8,000
7028.7	200		15,000
7029.1	200		2,500
7029.5	100		500
7029.6	100		500
7030	500		1,500
7030.1	1,000		8,000
7030.5	100		1,000
7031.5	100		500
7034	100		1,000
7058.7	500		8,000
7068.1	100		8,000
7068.2	100		1,000
7071.11	100		1,000
7071.13	100		500
7075	100		500
7076	100		1,000
7083	100		1,000
7083.1	100		1,000
7099.10	100		1,500
7099.11	100		1,500
7107	200		8,000
7108	200		8,000
7108.5	200		2,000
7108.6	200		2,000
7109	200		8,000
7109.5	500		8,000
7110	200		30,000
7110.1	100		1,000
7111	100		1,000
7111.1	100		1,500
7113	200		8,000
7114	500		30,000
7114.1	200		2,000
7115	100		8,000
7116	100		8,000
7117	100		1,000
7117.5	200		8,000
7117.6	200		8,000
7118	500		30,000
7118.4	3,000		8,000
7118.5	1,000		8,000
7118.6	1,000		8,000
7119	200		2,000
7120	200		2,000
7123	500		8,000
7125	100		500
7125.4	200		30,000
7154	100		1,000
7157	100		1,000
7158	500		8,000
7159	100		1,000
7159.5(a)(1), (a)(3), and (a)(5),	100		8,000
7159.5(a)(2), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), and (a)(8)	100		1,000
7159.10	100		500
7159.14	100		8,000
7161	100		8,000
7162	100		1,500
7164	100		1,000

(b) When determining the amount of assessed civil penalty, the Registrar shall take into consideration whether one or more of the following or similar circumstances apply:

(1) the citation includes multiple violations;

(2) the cited person has a history of violations of the same or similar sections of the Contractors State License Law;

(3) in the judgment of the Registrar, a person has exhibited bad faith;

(4) in the judgment of the Registrar, the violation is serious or harmful;

(5) the citation involves a violation or violations perpetuated against a senior citizen or disabled person; and/or

(6) the citation involves a violation or violations involving a construction project in connection with repairs for damages caused by a natural disaster as described in Section 7158 of the Code.

(c) Where a citation lists more than one violation and each of the violations relates to the same construction project, the total penalty assessment in each citation shall not exceed $8,000, except as provided for violations of Section 7028.7, in which case the total penalty assessment in each citation shall not exceed $15,000, and for violations of Sections 7110, 7114, 7118, or 7125.4, in which case the total penalty assessment in each citation shall not exceed $30,000.

(d) Where a citation lists more than one violation, the amount of assessed civil penalty shall be stated separately for each section violated.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 884

1. Amendment filed 5-23-94; operative 6-22-94 (Register 94, No. 21).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 1-31-2007; operative 3-2-2007 (Register 2007, No. 5).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 11-10-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations; operative 1-1-2022 (Register 2021, No. 46).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (c) filed 8-17-2023 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2023, No. 33).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 7008 and 7099.2, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7099, 7099.1 and 7115, Business and Professions Code.

1. Amendment filed 5-23-94; operative 6-22-94 (Register 94, No. 21).
2. Amendment of section and Note filed 1-31-2007; operative 3-2-2007 (Register 2007, No. 5).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section and Note filed 11-10-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations; operative 1/1/2022 (Register 2021, No. 48).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (c) filed 8-17-2023 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2023, No. 33).