California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California
Chapter 2 - Psychiatric Technicians
Article 4 - Licenses
Section 2579.6 - Criteria to be Considered in Assessing a Fine
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
In any citation which includes a fine, the following factors shall be considered in determining the amount of the fine to be assessed:
(a) Gravity of the violation.
(b) History of previous violations of the same or a similar nature.
(c) The good or bad faith exhibited by the cited person.
(d) Evidence that the violation was willful.
(e) The extent to which the cited person cooperated with the board's investigation.
(f) The extent to which the cited person has remediated any knowledge and/or skills deficiencies which could have injured a patient.
(g) Any other mitigating or aggravating factors.
1. New section filed 7-27-95; operative 8-26-95 (Register 95, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 125.9, 148 and 4504, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 125.9 and 148, Business and Professions Code.
