Health & Saf. Code, § 1596.893c · Article 5. Offenses
Health & Saf. Code, § 1596.893c
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The department shall consider, in determining whether to issue a citation or impose a civil penalty under any provision of this chapter to a child daycare facility that contracts with the department or the State Department of Education, whether the child daycare facility is in the process of complying with Section 8489.1 of the Education Code or Section 10491.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) A child daycare facility may appeal a citation or civil penalty issued by the department that is related to the behavior of a child, including the actions of the facility or its staff related to the behavior of a child, if the facility is in the process of complying with Section 8489.1 of the Education Code or Section 10491.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The department shall withdraw all citations or civil penalties upon the presentation of evidence by the facility that it was in the process of complying with Section 8489.1 of the Education Code or Section 10491.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 915, Sec. 5. (AB 2806) Effective January 1, 2023.
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