Lab. Code, § 6651 · Chapter 8. Enforcement of Civil Penalties
Lab. Code, § 6651
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Notwithstanding Section 340 of the Code of Civil Procedure, an action to collect any civil penalty, fee, or penalty fee under this division shall be commenced within three years from the date the penalty or fee became final.
(b) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall only apply to penalty assessments or fees for which the three-year period prescribed in this section for the commencement of an action to collect a civil penalty or fee has not expired on the effective date of the act adding this subdivision.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 998, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.
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