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California · Through 2026-09-13

PRC § 41953

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  1. Public Resources Code - PRC
  2. DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000. - 49654.]
  3. PART 2. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS [40900. - 41956.]
  4. CHAPTER 9. Unlawful Acts [41950. - 41956.]
  5. ARTICLE 1. Generally [41950. - 41956.]

(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.

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