§ 117450 Health Violation Penalties

Health and Safety Code·California

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•Breaking health rules or ignoring a health officer's orders is against the law.
•If you break these rules, you can be fined at least $200.
•You might also go to jail for at least 30 days, or both.

Example

You own a restaurant and ignore the health officer's order to close because of a food poisoning outbreak.

You broke the health rules and didn't listen to the health officer, so you could be fined $200 or go to jail for 30 days, or both.

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§ 117450 Health Violation Penalties

Violation of any of the provisions of this article or of any order or orders of a health officer made pursuant to this article for the protection of human health and comfort shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) for each offense or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days or by both the fine and imprisonment. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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misdemeanor fine imprisonment health officer

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 117450.

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