Cal. Business and Professions Code § 7574.30

(a) Pursuant to Section 125.9, the director may issue a citation, which may include an order of abatement or an order to pay an administrative fine, for a violation of this chapter or any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. (b) Pursuant to Section 148, the director may issue an administrative citation, which may include an order of abatement or an order to pay an administrative fine, to an unregistered person who is acting as a proprietary private security officer without a valid registration or to a person who is acting as a proprietary private security employer without a valid registration. (c) The fine for violating subdivision (a), (b), or (e) of Section 7574.38 shall be five hundred dollars ($500) per violation. (d) The fine for violating subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 7574.38 shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per violation. (e) The fine for violating subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 7574.39 shall be five hundred dollars ($500) per violation. (f) The fine for violating subdivision (b) of Section 7574.39 shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000).