(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person who violates Section 1568.03 shall be assessed by the department an immediate civil penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per resident for each day of the violation.
(b) The civil penalty authorized in subdivision (a) shall be two hundred dollars ($200) per resident for each day of the violation if an unlicensed facility is operated and the operator refuses to seek licensure or the operator seeks licensure and the license application is denied and the operator continues to operate the unlicensed facility.
(c) An operator may appeal the assessment to the director. The department shall adopt regulations setting forth the appeal procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 819, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)