APPROVED ASSESSMENTS OF CIVIL PENALTIES
Approved Final Text
California Code of Regulations
Title 16, Division 8
Article 8. Citation
Section 884. Assessments of Civil Penalties.
(a) Civil penalties against persons who have been cited for violation of the Contractors License Law shall be assessed in accordance with the following ranges of penalties.
| Section Violated | Minimum Civil Penalty | Maximum Civil Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 7027.1 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7028 | 200 | 5,000 |
| 7028.1 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| 7028.5 | 200 | 5,000 |
| 7028.7 | 200 | 15,000 |
| 7029.1 | 200 | 2,500 |
| 7029.5 | 100 | 500 |
| 7029.6 | 100 | 500 |
| 7030 | 500 | 1,500 |
| 7030.1 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| 7030.5 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7031.5 | 100 | 500 |
| 7034 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7058.7 | 500 | 5,000 |
| 7068.1 | 100 | 5,000 |
| 7068.2 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7071.11 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7071.13 | 100 | 500 |
| 7075 | 100 | 500 |
| 7076 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7083 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7083.1 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7099.10 | 100 | 1,500 |
| 7099.11 | 100 | 1,500 |
| 7107 | 200 | 5,000 |
| 7108 | 200 | 5,000 |
| 7108.5 | 200 | 2,000 |
| 7108.6 | 200 | 2,000 |
| 7109 | 200 | 5,000 |
| 7109.5 | 500 | 5,000 |
| 7110 | 200 | 5,000 |
| 7110.1 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7111 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7111.1 | 100 | 1,500 |
| 7113 | 200 | 5,000 |
| 7114 | 500 | 15,000 |
| 7114.1 | 200 | 2,000 |
| 7115 | 100 | 5,000 |
| 7116 | 100 | 5,000 |
| 7117 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7117.5 | 200 | 5,000 |
| 7117.6 | 200 | 5,000 |
| 7118 | 500 | 15,000 |
| 7118.4 | 3,000 | 5,000 |
| 7118.5 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| 7118.6 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| 7119 | 200 | 2,000 |
| 7120 | 200 | 2,000 |
| 7123 | 500 | 5,000 |
| 7125 | 100 | 500 |
| 7125.4 | 200 | 5,000 |
| 7154 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7157 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7158 | 500 | 5,000 |
| 7159 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7159.5(a)(1), (a)(3), and (a)(5), | 100 | 5,000 |
| 7159.5(a)(2), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), and (a)(8) | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7159.10 | 100 | 500 |
| 7159.14 | 100 | 5,000 |
| 7161 | 100 | 5,000 |
| 7162 | 100 | 1,500 |
| 7164 | 100 | 1,000 |
(b) When determining the amount of assessed civil penalty, the Registrar shall take into consideration whether one or more of the following or similar circumstances apply:
- the citation includes multiple violations;
- the cited person has a history of violations of the same or similar sections of the Contractors License Law;
- in the judgment of the Registrar, a person has exhibited bad faith;
- in the judgment of the Registrar, the violation is serious or harmful;
- the citation involves a violation or violations perpetrated against a senior citizen or disabled person; and/or
- the citation involves a violation or violations involving a construction project in connection with repairs for damages caused by a natural disaster as described in Section 7158 of the code.
(c) Where a citation lists more than one violation and each of the violations relates to the same construction project, the total penalty assessment in each citation shall not exceed $5,000, except as provided for violations of Sections 7028.7, 7114, or 7118.
(d) Where a citation lists more than one violation, the amount of assessed civil penalty shall be stated separately for each section violated.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 7008 and 7099.2, and 7115, Business and Professions Code.
Reference: Sections 7099 and 7099.1, and 7115, Business and Professions Code.
