Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

(a) (1) “Apparel” means clothing and accessory items intended for regular wear or formal occasions and outdoor activities. For purposes of this chapter “apparel” includes only undergarments, shirts, pants, skirts, dresses, overalls, bodysuits, costumes, vests, dancewear, suits, s…

(a) (1) Producers of covered products shall form and join a PRO for the purposes of complying with this chapter. The governing body of the PRO shall submit an application to the department by January 1, 2026, describing how the PRO meets the requirements to be an approved PRO pur…

(a) No later than 30 days after the effective date of the regulations implementing this chapter, individual producers or the PRO shall provide to the department, in a form and manner established by the department, a list of brands of covered products that each producer sells, dis…

(a) (1) A PRO shall prepare the initial statewide needs assessment designed to determine the necessary steps and investment needed for covered products, to achieve the requirements of this chapter. Needs assessments, or components thereof, shall be updated every five years or as …

(a) A PRO shall approve collection sites under its stewardship program that agree to comply with all applicable state, federal, or municipal laws, regulations, and rules and conditions adopted by the PRO. (b) A PRO shall include as a collection site under its stewardship program …

A plan for covered products shall be designed to accept and manage all postconsumer covered products and shall include all of the following: (a) The names and contact information, including email address, phone number, and mailing and physical addresses, of producers and brands o…

(a) A producer of a covered product sold, offered for sale, imported, or distributed in or into the state shall achieve the performance standards pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 42984.10. (b) After March 1, 2032, a producer of a covered product sold, offered for sale, impo…

(a) A PRO shall review its plan at least every five years after approval by the department and determine whether revisions to the plan are necessary. (b) If a PRO determines that revisions to the plan are necessary, the PRO shall submit to the department a revised plan for review…

(a) Within 12 months of the effective date of the regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 42984.2, a PRO shall develop and submit to the department a complete plan, in a form and manner determined by the department, in accordance with the requirements of this ch…

The PRO shall fully implement the approved plan within 12 months of the department’s approval of the plan pursuant to Section 42984.8. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 864, Sec. 1. (SB 707) Effective January 1, 2025.)

(a) Each PRO shall pay all administrative and operational costs associated with establishing and implementing the program in which it participates, including, but not limited to, the cost of collection, transportation, sorting, repairing, recycling, and the safe and proper manage…

(a) Upon approval of the PRO’s plan, the PRO shall charge each participant producer annual fees that are eco-modulated as described in the plan. The intent of the eco-modulated fee is to incentivize design choices that facilitate the achievement of goals as outlined in the plan, …

(a) A PRO shall keep board minutes, books, and records that clearly reflect the activities and transactions of the PRO. (b) A PRO shall include in its plan a process by which the financial activities of the organization or individual producers that are related to implementation o…

(a) A PRO shall retain an independent public accountant, certified in the United States, to annually audit the accounting books of the PRO. The department shall review the independent certified public accountant audit for compliance with this chapter and consistency with the PRO’…

A PRO shall annually submit to the department, in the form and manner and by the date determined by the department, an annual report and make that report publicly available on the PRO’s internet website. The report shall include at minimum, all of the following information for th…

(a) No later than 120 days after the date the department receives the annual report submitted by a PRO pursuant to Section 42984.17, the department shall notify the PRO if the annual report is compliant or noncompliant. (b) If the department determines that the annual report is n…

After March 1, 2032, the department may establish, review, and may adjust performance standards and the dates by which they are required to be achieved based on information included in the plan and annual reports, other information provided by the PRO, department waste characteri…

(a) Within 12 months of the effective date of regulations pursuant to Section 42984.2, and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall post on its internet website a list of producers that are in compliance with this chapter. The department shall list, as ap…

(a) An administrative civil penalty up to the following amounts may be administratively imposed by the department on any person who is in violation of any provision of this chapter: (1) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day. (2) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per day if the vi…

Upon a written finding that a producer, PRO, manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or importer site has not met a material requirement of this chapter, in addition to any other penalties authorized under this chapter, the department may take one or both of the following actions to…

(a) A producer, PRO, manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or importer shall do both of the following: (1) Upon request, provide the department with reasonable and timely access, as determined by the department, to its facilities and operations, as necessary to determine complianc…

After the time for judicial review under Section 11523 of the Government Code has expired, the department may apply to the small claims court or superior court, depending on the jurisdictional amount and any other remedy sought, in the county where the penalties, restitution, or …

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), an action specified in subdivision (b) that is taken by a PRO that relates to any of the following is not a violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Profession…

This chapter does not grant a city, county, city and county, special district, or joint powers authority any new authority over solid waste hauling operations pursuant to a franchise agreement and does not affect, limit, or abrogate in any manner any franchise granted to a solid …

An online marketplace shall annually do the following in accordance with regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 42984.2: (a) (1) Notify the department and the PRO of all third-party sellers with sales of covered products over one million dollars ($1,000,000) so…