§ 80085 Penalties For False Information

Health and Safety Code·California

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•If you hide or lie about information you must share, you can be fined.
•Each hidden or false piece of information can cost you up to $25,000.
•This rule starts on January 1, 2024.

Example

A company doesn't report a chemical spill like they're supposed to.

If the company hides or lies about the spill details, they could be fined $25,000 for each missing or fake piece of information.

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§ 80085 Penalties For False Information

Any potentially responsible party who withholds information required to be submitted under this section or Section 80080, or who submits false information, is subject to a civil penalty of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each piece of information withheld or for each piece of false information submitted. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257. Conditionally operative pursuant to Sec. 80100.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

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information penalty fine if someone operative january

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 80085.

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