SB 716 (Durazo D) Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures
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(Durazo D) Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures. |
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Position: High Watch Introduced: 2/21/2025 |
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Last Amend: 8/26/2026 |
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Status: 8/26/2026-From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
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Location: 8/17/2026-A. L. GOV. |
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Summary: Existing law makes the violation of a county ordinance or a city ordinance a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. Existing law specifies monetary fines for any violation of local ordinances that is an infraction, not to exceed specified amounts that vary based on the circumstances of the violation, as prescribed. This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, authorize the county board of supervisors to impose fines, penalties, and forfeitures for violations of ordinances and to fix the penalty by a fine or imprisonment, or both. The bill would also establish the amount of the fine that may be imposed for the violation of a city or county ordinance, where the violation pertains to a nonresidential structure with a floor area of 20,000 or more square feet and the violation poses a threat to health and safety, to $1,000 for the first violation, $2,000 for the 2nd violation within 5 years of the first violation, and $5,000 for subsequent violations within 5 years of the first violation. |
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