45025

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
SECTION 45025




45025.  (a) (1) A violation of Part 4 (commencing with Section
43000) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five
hundred dollars ($500) and not more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000) for each violation. Each instance of disposal that violates
Section 44000.5 is a separate violation.
   (2) In addition to a fine under paragraph (1), a violation
punishable under paragraph (1) is punishable by imprisonment in a
county jail for not more than six months if any of the following
circumstances apply to the person convicted of a violation of this
section and cause or threaten to cause serious harm to public health
or safety or the environment:
   (A) The person knowingly makes a false statement in a permit
application or other document used for the purpose of compliance with
this chapter.
   (B) The person knowingly destroys, alters, or conceals any records
required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter.
   (C) The person withholds information requested by the enforcement
agency.
   (D) The person is convicted of more than one violation of this
division, or is in violation of more than one regulation adopted
pursuant to this division or term and condition of a permit.
   (E) Upon receipt of an order from the board or a local enforcement
agency, the person fails to correct or make reasonable progress
toward correcting a violation.
   (b) In addition to any fine imposed upon a conviction, the court
may require, as a condition of probation and in addition to any other
condition of probation, that the person convicted under this section
remove, or pay the cost of removing, any solid waste the person
unlawfully disposed, caused, or arranged to be disposed, transported,
or accepted for disposal.