California Code
PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 7.5 - Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 42420. - 42420. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 42420.1. - 42420.1. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have...

Section 42420.2. - 42420.2. The department, acting in accordance with Article 1 (commencing...

Section 42420.3. - 42420.3. (a) The department may adjust, through regulations adopted by...

Section 42420.4. - 42420.4. (a) (1) A program operator shall include as a...

ARTICLE 2 - Program Operators for Covered Batteries

Section 42421. - 42421. (a) No later than 180 days after the effective...

Section 42421.2. - 42421.2. (a) Producers may establish one or more stewardship organizations...

ARTICLE 3 - Stewardship Plans for Covered Batteries

Section 42422. - 42422. Within 12 months of the effective date of the...

Section 42422.1. - 42422.1. A stewardship plan for covered batteries shall include all...

Section 42422.3. - 42422.3. (a) A program operator shall review its stewardship plan...

Section 42422.4. - 42422.4. (a) In preparing a stewardship plan pursuant to Section...

Section 42422.5. - 42422.5. (a) (1) At least 150 days before submitting a...

Section 42422.6. - 42422.6. (a) Within 12 months of the approval of the...

ARTICLE 4 - Financial Provisions

Section 42423. - 42423. (a) No later than 90 days before a budget...

Section 42423.1. - 42423.1. Each producer shall, either individually or through a stewardship...

ARTICLE 5 - Records, Audits, and Reports for Covered Batteries

Section 42424. - 42424. (a) A program operator shall keep board minutes, books,...

Section 42424.1. - 42424.1. A program operator shall annually submit to the department,...

Section 42424.4. - 42424.4. (a) No later than 120 days after the date...

ARTICLE 6 - Enforcement

Section 42425. - 42425. (a) Within 24 months of the effective date of...

Section 42425.1. - 42425.1. (a) The department may impose an administrative civil penalty...

Section 42425.2. - 42425.2. (a) Upon a written finding that a producer, program...

Section 42425.3. - 42425.3. (a) A producer, program operator, stewardship organization, manufacturer, distributor,...

Section 42425.4. - 42425.4. After the time for judicial review under Section 11523...

ARTICLE 7 - Antitrust Immunity

Section 42426. - 42426. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), an action...

ARTICLE 8 - Preemption and Interstate Collaboration

Section 42427. - 42427. (a) This chapter preempts all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances,...

Section 42428. - 42428. If another state implements a covered battery recycling program,...