(a) The City Attorney may at any time institute civil proceedings for injunctive and monetary relief, including civil penalties, against any Retail Establishment for violation of this Article 58, without regard to whether the Director has issued a notice of violation, instituted abatement proceedings, scheduled or held a hearing on a notice of violation, or issued a final decision.
(b) At any time, the Director may refer a case to the City Attorney’s Office for civil enforcement, but a referral is not required for the City Attorney to bring a civil action under subsection (a).
(c) Action for Injunction and Civil Penalty. Any Retail Establishment that violates Section 5802 shall be enjoined and shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5805(a), above. Such penalty shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the City and County of San Francisco by the City Attorney in any court of competent jurisdiction. In assessing the amount of the civil penalty, the court shall consider any one or more of the relevant circumstances presented by any of the parties to the case, including but not limited to, the following: the nature and seriousness of the misconduct giving rise to the violation, the number of violations, the persistence of the misconduct, the length of time over which the misconduct occurred, the willfulness of the defendant’s misconduct, and the defendant’s assets, liabilities and net worth.
(d) Attorneys’ Fees. The City Attorney shall recover reasonable attorneys’ fees if the City is the prevailing party in any court case or special proceeding to enforce this Article 58
and if the City Attorney elects, at the initiation of the action, to seek recovery of attorneys’ fees and provides notice of such intention to the adverse party or parties.
(e) Remedies under this Section 5807 are non-exclusive and cumulative to all other remedies available at law or equity.