{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prc-41953","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PRC § 41953","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Public Resources Code - PRC","DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000. - 49654.]","PART 2. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS [40900. - 41956.]","CHAPTER 9. Unlawful Acts [41950. - 41956.]","ARTICLE 1. Generally [41950. - 41956.]"],"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":"e095aa2855b2c20e9f317fab963f5ffc15302e79bfd6209aa351be84df620ce7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prc-41952","next":"us-ca/prc-41954"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}