Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties.
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill modifies how local ordinances handle administrative fines for violations, particularly for building, plumbing, and electrical issues. It requires a minimum six-month period for property owners to correct these violations, with an additional six-month extension possible if they demonstrate good-faith efforts. The bill includes specific conditions for the extension, such as the property being owner-occupied and the owner submitting a sworn affidavit. Certain violations, including those related to cannabis activity and specific housing regulations, are exempt from this extended timeframe.
Key provisions
- Requires a minimum six-month period for property owners to correct building, plumbing, or electrical violations.
- Allows for an additional six-month extension if the property owner demonstrates good-faith efforts to remedy the violation.
- Specifies conditions for the six-month extension, including owner-occupied residential property with four units or less and a sworn affidavit.
- Exempts certain violations, such as cannabis-related activities and specific housing regulations, from the extended timeframe.
- Requires a sworn affidavit from the property owner attesting to their lack of responsibility for the violation and lack of knowledge of it.
- Establishes procedures for appealing local agency decisions regarding administrative fines.
- Clarifies that the bill applies to all cities, including charter cities.
- States that no state reimbursement is required for local agencies due to the creation of a new crime.
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