California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 5816

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 158, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.

A determination of facts by the appeals board under this chapter has no collateral estoppel effect on a subsequent criminal prosecution and does not preclude litigation of those same facts in the criminal proceeding.

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Cal. Lab. Code § 5816 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/lab/division-4-workers-compensation-and-insurance/part-4-compensation-proceedings/chapter-6-findings-and-awards/section-5816

Other sections in Chapter 6 - Findings and Awards

§ 5800§ 5800.5§ 5801§ 5802§ 5803§ 5803.5§ 5804§ 5805§ 5806§ 5807…§ 5810§ 5811§ 5813§ 5814§ 5814.1§ 5814.3§ 5814.5§ 5814.6§ 5815§ 5816

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