Source: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/517.992
Timestamp: 2019-04-22 16:58:35
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ORS 517.992 - Civil penalties - 2017 Oregon Revised Statutes
2017 ORS Vol. 12 Chapter 517 Section 517.992
2017 ORS 517.992¹
(1) In addition to any other sanction authorized by law, the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may impose a civil penalty of not less than $200 per day and not more than $50,000 per day for any violation of ORS 517.952 (Definitions for ORS 517.952 to 517.989) to 517.989 (Rules applicable to consolidated application), of any rules adopted under those provisions, of any orders issued under those provisions or of any conditions of a permit issued under those provisions. A penalty may be imposed under this subsection without regard to whether the violation occurs on property covered by a permit issued under ORS 517.952 (Definitions for ORS 517.952 to 517.989) to 517.989 (Rules applicable to consolidated application).
(2)(a) In addition to any other sanction authorized by law, and subject to the limitations of paragraph (b) of this subsection, the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may impose a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per day for any violation of ORS 517.702 (Legislative findings) to 517.740 (Rules), 517.750 (Definitions for ORS 517.702 to 517.989) to 517.901 (Confidentiality of production records, mineral assessments and trade secrets) and 517.905 (Applicability of ORS 517.910 to 517.989 and 517.910 to 517.951) to 517.951 (Legislative intent not to assume exclusive jurisdiction), of any rules adopted under those provisions, of any orders issued under those provisions or of any conditions of a permit issued under those provisions.
(b) A penalty may be imposed under this subsection only if a landowner or operator fails to complete erosion stabilization as required by ORS 517.775 (Permit fee for certain landowners and operators) or board rules adopted to implement that section, if the operator has failed to comply with an order issued under ORS 517.860 (Effect of failure to comply with operating permit or reclamation plan) or 517.880 (Order for suspension of surface mining operation operating without required permit), if the operation is being conducted in violation of conditions imposed on an operating permit or reclamation plan pursuant to ORS 517.835 (Conditions on operating permit or reclamation plan to prevent impact on ground water) or if the operation is being conducted:
(4) Failure to pay a civil penalty that has become final under this section shall be grounds for revocation of any permit issued under ORS 517.702 (Legislative findings) to 517.989 (Rules applicable to consolidated application) to the person against whom the penalty has been assessed.
(9) A civil penalty may be imposed against the board of directors and high managerial agents of a corporation if those persons engage in, authorize, solicit, request, command or knowingly tolerate the conduct for which the penalty is to be imposed. As used in this subsection, “agent” and “high managerial agent” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 161.170 (Criminal liability of corporations). [1991 c.735 §24c; 1993 c.341 §1; 1997 c.183 §4; 2001 c.262 §1; 2003 c.470 §3; 2007 c.318 §14; 2013 c.371 §26]