§ 42971 Penalties For Violations

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Breaking this law for the first time can get you a fine up to $500.
•If you break this law again, you can get a bigger fine (between $100 and $1,000) or even go to jail for up to 6 months.
•The punishment gets worse if you keep breaking the same law.

Example

If you get caught littering for the first time, you might have to pay up to $500.

This law says that if you break it once, you pay a fine. If you do it again, the fine can be bigger, or you might even go to jail.

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§ 42971 Penalties For Violations

(a) Unless otherwise specified, a violation of this division is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). (b) A conviction of a second or subsequent violation of this division is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1048, Sec. 6.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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infraction misdemeanor fine imprisonment

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 42971.

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