First-Time Litterers to Face $100 Fine
Beginning Jan. 1, the idle toss of a candy wrapper could cost you five times as much.
Gov. George Deukmejian signed a bill Wednesday that would increase the minimum fine for a first littering offense from $20 to $100.
The bill, by Assemblyman Tom McClintock (R-Thousand Oaks), also increases the minimum fine for a second offense from $50 to $500. The minimum fine for a third offense remains $750 and the maximum fine for all offenses is $1,000.
The bill also authorizes courts to require a convicted person to pick up litter for eight hours.
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