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HSC § 116750
Where this section sits in the code
- Health and Safety Code - HSC
- DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]
- PART 12. DRINKING WATER [116270. - 117130.]
- CHAPTER 4. California Safe Drinking Water Act [116270. - 116755.]
- ARTICLE 11. Crimes and Penalties [116725. - 116751.]
(a) Any person who tampers with a public water system is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for three, four, or five years, subject to a fine not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), or both.
(b) Any person who tampers with or makes a threat to tamper with a public water system is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, two, or three years, subject to a fine not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), or both.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term “tamper” means either of the following:
(1) To introduce a contaminant into a public water system with the intention of harming persons.
(2) To otherwise interfere with the operation of a public water system with the intention of harming persons.
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