Illegal dumping in Carson is prosecuted under Cal. Penal Code §374.3 (mandatory fines $250-$1,000 first offense, escalating to $750-$3,000 third offense; doubled if waste is tires; commercial-quantity dumping is a misdemeanor with $1,000-$10,000 fines and up to 6 months county jail) and locally as a public-nuisance / CMC Art. 5 Ch. 2 violation enforced by Carson Code Enforcement and the LA County Sheriff's Carson Station. Report illegal dumping through the city's Code Enforcement Division (codeenforcement@carson.org) or the Carson 311 / Connect portal.
Illegal dumping (depositing waste, debris, furniture, mattresses, appliances, construction debris or any refuse on public or private property without consent) is barred by Cal. Penal Code §374.3. Fines are MANDATORY: §374.3(b) — not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 for a first conviction; $500-$1,500 second; $750-$3,000 third+. Tire dumping doubles those amounts. Commercial-quantity dumping (≥1 cubic yard or in the course of trade) is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in county jail plus mandatory fines $1,000-$3,000 (1st), $3,000-$6,000 (2nd), $6,000-$10,000 (3rd+). Locally, Carson Municipal Code Art. 5 Ch. 2 makes collecting or disposing of solid waste outside the franchise a city offense; combined with CMC Art. 1 Ch. 1 administrative citation authority, Carson Code Enforcement can issue civil fines, abate nuisances, and refer cases to the LA County Sheriff's Carson Station (lasd.org/carson) for criminal filing. Reporting channels: Code Enforcement Division (codeenforcement@carson.org), Carson 311 / Connect portal (cityofcarsonca.tylerportico.com), or the Sheriff's non-emergency line. Carson 311 line: (310) 952-1700 (24-hr automated). State frame: Penal Code §374 (general littering), §374.7 (waterways), and Vehicle Code §23111-23113 (highway dumping) add further authority.
First conviction $250-$1,000 mandatory; second $500-$1,500; third+ $750-$3,000 (PC §374.3(b)). Tires: double those amounts (PC §374.3(c)). Commercial volumes (≥1 cy): misdemeanor, up to 6 months county jail + $1,000-$10,000 mandatory fines (PC §374.3(h)). Local CMC Art. 5 Ch. 2 violations can stack administrative citations (typically $100/$200/$500 per Government Code §53069.4) plus abatement-cost cost recovery.
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