California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB716: Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Sections 25132.5, 25133, and 36900.5 to the Government Code, relating to local government. local government Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures. Existing law makes the violation of a county ordinance or a city ordinance a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. Existing law specifies monetary fines for any violation of local ordinances that is an infraction, not to exceed specified amounts that vary based on the circumstances of the violation, as prescribed…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to add Sections 25132.5, 25133, and 36900.5 to the Government Code, relating to local government. local government Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures. Existing law makes the violation of a county ordinance or a city ordinance a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. Existing law specifies monetary fines for any violation of local ordinances that is an infraction, not to exceed specified amounts that vary based on the circumstances of the violation, as prescribed. This bill would authorize the county board of supervisors to impose fines, penalties, and forfeitures for violations of ordinances and to fix the penalty by a fine or imprisonment, or both. The bill, notwithstanding the above-described provisions, would also establish the amount of the fine that may be imposed for the violation of a city or county ordinance, where the violation pertains to a nonresidential structure with a floor area of 20,000 or more square feet and the violation poses a threat to health and safety, to not exceed $1,000 for the first violation, $2,000 for the 2nd violation within 5 years of the first violation, and $5,000 for subsequent violations within 5 years of the first violation, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County …