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Chapter 3.2. California Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (CAL/OSHA)
Subchapter 2. Regulations of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Subchapter 2. Regulations of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Article 10. Civil and Criminal Enforcement Policy of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health
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§344.53. Nonreferral of Other Than Willful or Repeated Violations in the Context of Scheduled Inspections by Compliance Personnel to the Bureau of Investigations.
Whenever the Division conducts a scheduled inspection according to a general administrative plan in contrast to an accident, complaint, or follow-up investigation, Division compliance personnel shall invoke only the civil enforcement remedies as set forth in Section 344.50 unless the violation is characterized as willful or repeated. This section shall not limit he Division's prerogative to enforce Labor Code Section 6326.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 6308, 6314, 6315, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 6315, 6314, Labor Code.
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