{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-22979.7","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 22979.7","heading":"","body":"In addition to any other civil or criminal penalty provided by law, upon a finding that a manufacturer or importer has violated any provision of this division, the board may take the following actions:\n(a) In the case of the first offense, the board may revoke or suspend the license or licenses of the manufacturer or importer pursuant to the procedures applicable to the revocation of a license set forth in Section 30148 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.\n(b) In the case of a second or any subsequent offense, in addition to the action authorized under subdivision (a), the board may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of either of the following:\n(1) Five times the retail value of the seized cigarettes or tobacco products defined as cigarettes under this section.\n(2) Five thousand dollars ($5,000).","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 8.6. CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003 [22970. - 22991.]","CHAPTER 4. License and Administration Fee for Manufacturers and Importers [22979. - 22979.7.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"231ebdff4e659588123741a1fda7ddf238bb9b4a2da405a6cd505c84a3fcbbe4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-22979.6","next":"us-ca/bpc-22980"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}