California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 1597.56

(a) The department shall notify a family day care home in writing of all deficiencies in its compliance with this act and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act, and shall set a reasonable length of time for compliance by the family day care home. Upon a finding of noncompliance with a plan of correction, the department may levy a civil penalty that shall be paid to the department each day until the department finds the family day care home in compliance.

(b) In developing a plan of correction, both the licensee and the department shall give due consideration to the following factors:

(c) The department shall ensure that the licensee's plan of correction is verifiable and measurable. The plan of correction shall specify what evidence is acceptable to establish that a deficiency has been corrected. This evidence shall be included in the department's facility file.

(d) The department shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for the imposition of civil penalties under this section.