§ 2105 Cumulative Utility Penalties

Public Utilities Code·California

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•If a company breaks the rules, they can get punished more than once for the same mistake.
•Getting fined once doesn’t mean they can’t be fined again or even go to court for the same thing.
•The people in charge of the company (like bosses or workers) can also get in trouble, not just the company itself.

Example

A power company doesn’t fix broken wires and causes a blackout in a neighborhood.

The company could get fined for not fixing the wires. Then, if someone gets hurt because of the blackout, they could get fined again or even go to court. The boss who ignored the problem might also get in trouble.

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§ 2105 Cumulative Utility Penalties

All penalties accruing under this part shall be cumulative, and a suit for the recovery of one penalty shall not be a bar to or affect the recovery of any other penalty or forfeiture or be a bar to any criminal prosecution against any public utility, or any officer, director, agent, or employee thereof, or any other corporation or person, or to the exercise by the commission of its power to punish for contempt. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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penalties cumulative public utility contempt

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 2105.

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