BILL NUMBER: SB 903	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 19, 2010
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 16, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 7, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 7, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wright

                        JANUARY 26, 2010

   An act to add Section 200.5 to the Labor Code, relating to
employment.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 903, Wright. Penalty collections: limitations.
   Existing law provides that an action by the Division of Labor
Standards Enforcement within the Department of Industrial Relations
for collection of a statutory penalty or fee must be commenced within
one year after the penalty or fee became final.
   This bill would extend the period within which the division may
commence a collection action, as defined, from one year to 3 years.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 200.5 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
   200.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code or Section
340 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to collect a civil penalty, fee,
or penalty fee under this division, the Division of Labor Standards
Enforcement shall commence an action within three years from the date
the penalty or fee became final. Upon commencement of an action, the
clerk of the superior court shall enter judgment immediately in
conformity therewith.
   (b) This section applies only to penalty assessments or fees that
became final on or after the effective date of the act adding this
section.
   (c) For purposes of this section, "commence an action" means to
file a request for entry of judgment on a civil penalty or fee with
the clerk of the superior court of the relevant county.