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CA Health & Safety Code § 25186.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25186.5.

25186.5.  (a)  In making a determination pursuant to Section 25186, the director may contact the district attorney, local agencies, the Attorney General, the United States Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, or other agencies outside of the state which have, or have had, regulatory or enforcement jurisdiction over the applicant in connection with any hazardous waste or hazardous materials activities. (b)  Every hazardous waste licenseholder or applicant, other than a federal, state, or local agency, who is not otherwise required to file a disclosure statement on or before January 1, 1989, shall file a disclosure statement with the department on or before January 1, 1989. (c)  If changes or additions of information regarding majority ownership, the business name, or the information required by paragraphs (6) and (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 25112.5 occur after the filing of the statement, the licenseholder or applicant shall provide that information to the department, in writing, within 30 days of the change or addition. (d)  Any person submitting a disclosure statement shall pay a fee set by the department in an amount adequate to defray the costs of implementing this section, per person, officer, director, or partner required to be listed in the disclosure statement, in addition to any other fees required. The department shall deposit these fees in the Hazardous Waste Control Account. The fees shall be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to cover the costs of conducting the necessary background searches. (e)  Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or misrepresentation in a disclosure statement filed pursuant to the requirements of this chapter is, upon conviction, subject to the penalties specified in Sections 25189 and 25189.2 and subdivision (a) of Section 25191. (f)  The disclosure statement submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) is exempt from the requirements of the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code). (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 639, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1996. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25186.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25186.5.

25186.5.  (a) In making a determination pursuant to Section 25186, the director may contact the district attorney, local agencies, the Attorney General, the United States Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, or other agencies outside of the state that have, or have had, regulatory or enforcement jurisdiction over the applicant in connection with any hazardous waste or hazardous materials activities.(b) Every hazardous waste licenseholder or applicant, other than a federal, state, or local agency, who is not otherwise required to file a disclosure statement on or before January 1, 1989, shall file a disclosure statement with the department on or before January 1, 1989.(c) If changes or additions of information regarding majority ownership, the business name, or the information required by paragraphs (6) and (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 25112.5 occur after the filing of the statement, the licenseholder or applicant shall provide that information to the department, in writing, within 30 days of the change or addition.(d) Any person submitting a disclosure statement shall pay a fee set by the department in an amount adequate to defray the costs of implementing this section, per person, officer, director, or partner required to be listed in the disclosure statement, in addition to any other fees required. The department shall deposit these fees in the Hazardous Waste Control Account. The fees shall be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to cover the costs of conducting the necessary background searches.(e) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or misrepresentation in a disclosure statement filed pursuant to the requirements of this chapter is, upon conviction, subject to the penalties specified in Sections 25189 and 25189.2 and subdivision (a) of Section 25191.(f) The disclosure statement submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) is exempt from the requirements of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 242. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25186.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25186.6.

25186.6.  (a)  In any case filed in any court or administrative tribunal, including, but not limited to, the Office of Administrative Hearings, which alleges any violations of this chapter or any statute, regulation, or requirement specified in Section 25186, the prosecuting attorney shall, within 30 days of the date of filing, forward, to the office of Attorney General located in the City of Los Angeles, a summary of the case which provides all of the following information: (1)  The case name and court or administrative number. (2)  The court or administrative tribunal in which the case is being prosecuted. (3)  The agency prosecuting the case. (4)  The name, business address, and telephone number of the prosecuting attorney. (5)  The statutes, regulations, or requirements which are alleged to have been violated. (6)  The date of filing and date or dates of alleged violations. (7)  A brief summary of the action. (8)  The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all respondents or defendants in the action. (9)  The status of the case. (b)  Within 30 days of the conclusion of a case specified in subdivision (a) by verdict, award, judgment, dismissal, or settlement, the prosecuting attorney shall forward, to the office of the Attorney General located in the City of Los Angeles, an update of the information required by subdivision (a), including a statement describing the final outcome of the case. (c)  The cases subject to this section shall include those cases which are brought for purposes of clarifying, enforcing, limiting, or overturning any case which arose out of a violation of this chapter or statute, regulation, or requirement specified in Section 25186, including, but not limited to, appeals, actions for contempt, and revocations of probation. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1257, Sec. 5.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25186.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25186.7.

25186.7.  The department may suspend or revoke any grant of authorization to operate pursuant to a permit-by-rule or authorization to conduct treatment pursuant to subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 25201.5, in accordance with the procedures specified in Sections 25186.1 and 25186.2, for any of the grounds specified in Section 25186 and may suspend or revoke any grant of conditional authorization granted pursuant to Section 25200.3 in accordance with the procedures specified in Sections 25186.1 and 25186.2, for any of the grounds specified in Section 25186 or as specified in subdivision (j) of Section 25200.3.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1345, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25187.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25187.2.

25187.2.  If an order or agreement issued by the department pursuant to Section 25187 to a potentially responsible party requires a person to take corrective action with respect to a release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents into the environment, that person shall pay for the department’s costs incurred in overseeing or carrying out the corrective action.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 456, Sec. 1. (AB 273) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25188 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25188.

25188.  A person subject to an order issued pursuant to Section 25187 who does not comply with that order shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each day of noncompliance.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 499, Sec. 1. (AB 245) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25189.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25189.1.

25189.1.  (a)  In addition to liability under any other provision of law, any person who is liable for a civil penalty pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 25189 or subdivision (c) of Section 25189.2, or is convicted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25189.5, is also civilly liable for all the costs or expenses which may be incurred by the state, or by a local agency, in doing any of the following: (1)  Assess short-term or long-term injury to, degradation or destruction of, or any loss of, any natural resource resulting from the disposal of the hazardous waste which is the subject of the civil penalty or conviction. (2)  Restore, rehabilitate, replace, or acquire the equivalent of, any natural resource injured, degraded, destroyed, or lost as a result of the disposal of the hazardous waste which is the subject of the civil penalty or conviction. (b)  The liability imposed by subdivision (a) is separate and in addition to any civil penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 25189 or subdivision (c) of Section 25189.2 or any fine imposed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 25189.5. (c)  Any funds collected pursuant to this section are in addition to any other funds which may be collected pursuant to this chapter. (d)  A state or local agency may collect funds pursuant to this section prior to carrying out the actions specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a). (e)  An action brought pursuant to this section may be brought by the trustee of the natural resources specified in subdivision (c) of Section 25352. The action may be prosecuted by the Attorney General or the district attorney. The action may be prosecuted by the district attorney only after the trustee, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, approves that prosecution in writing. The trustee shall have 30 days to consider any requested action and approval shall be presumed to have been granted if a written denial is not issued within 30 days. The trustee may not unreasonably withhold approval. (f)  All funds collected pursuant to this section by the trustee of the natural resources shall be deposited, at the discretion of the trustee, in the Fish and Wildlife Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund or in a special deposit trust fund. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1123, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25189.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25189.4.

25189.4.  (a) In addition to any penalty imposed under any other law, a person who is subject to the imposition of civil or criminal penalties pursuant to the provisions specified in subdivision (b) shall also be subject to an additional civil penalty of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each day of each violation, if the person has been found liable for, or has been convicted of, two or more previous violations subject to the penalties specified in subdivision (b) and those violations or convictions occurred within any consecutive 60 months.(b) The additional liability specified in subdivision (a) shall apply to a penalty imposed pursuant to, or a conviction under, paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 25187.8, or Section 25189, 25189.2, 25189.3, 25189.5, 25189.6, or 25189.7. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 460, Sec. 4. (AB 1075) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25189.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25189.6.

25189.6.  (a)  Any person who knowingly, or with reckless disregard for the risk, treats, handles, transports, disposes, or stores any hazardous waste in a manner which causes any unreasonable risk of fire, explosion, serious injury, or death is guilty of a public offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for each day of violation, or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(b)  Any person who knowingly, at the time the person takes the actions specified in subdivision (a), places another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury, is guilty of a public offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for each day of violation, and by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for three, six, or nine years.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 189. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25189.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25189.7.

25189.7.  (a)  The burning or incineration of any hazardous waste, or the causing thereof, is prohibited when the burning or incineration is at a facility which does not have a permit from the department issued pursuant to this chapter, or at any point which is not authorized according to this chapter.(b)  Any person who is convicted of knowingly burning or incinerating, or causing the burning or incineration of, any hazardous waste, or who reasonably should have known that he or she was burning or incinerating, or causing the burning or incineration of, any hazardous waste, at a facility which does not have a permit from the department issued pursuant to this chapter, or at any point which is not authorized according to this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.(c)  The court also shall impose upon a person convicted of violating subdivision (b) a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each day of violation, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision. If the act which violated subdivision (b) caused great bodily injury or caused a substantial probability that death could result, the person convicted of violating subdivision (b) may be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for one, two, or three years, in addition and consecutive to the term specified in subdivision (b), and may be fined up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for each day of violation.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 190. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25190 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25190.

25190.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 25185.6, 25189.5, 25189.6, 25189.7, and 25191, any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any permit, rule, regulation, standard, or requirement issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter, is, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for up to six months in a county jail or by both that fine and imprisonment.(b) If the conviction is for a second or subsequent violation, the person shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16, 20, or 24 months. The court shall also impose upon the person a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 459, Sec. 2. (AB 276) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25191.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25191.2.

25191.2.  Actions pursuant to Sections 25189.5, 25189.6, 25189.7, 25190, and 25191 may be brought by any city attorney.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 185, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25191.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25191.7.

25191.7.  (a)  Any person who provides information which materially contributes to the imposition of a civil penalty or criminal fine against any person for violating this chapter shall be paid a reward pursuant to regulations adopted by the department under subdivision (f). The reward shall be equal to 10 percent of the amount of the civil penalty or criminal fine collected by the department, district attorney, or city attorney. The department shall pay the award to the person who provides information which results in the imposition of a civil penalty, and the county shall pay the award to the person who provides information which results in the imposition of a criminal fine. No reward paid pursuant to this subdivision shall exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). (b)  No informant shall be eligible for a reward for a violation known to the department, unless the information materially contributes to the imposition of criminal or civil penalties for a violation specified in this section. (c)  If there is more than one informant for a single violation, the first notification received by the department shall be eligible for the reward. If the notifications are postmarked on the same day or telephoned notifications are received on the same day, the reward shall be divided equally among those informants. (d)  Public officers and employees of the United States, the State of California, or counties and cities in California are not eligible for the reward pursuant to subdivision (a), unless reporting those violations does not relate in any manner to their responsibilities as public officers or employees. (e)  An informant who is an employee of a business and who provides information that the business violated this chapter is not eligible for a reward if the employee intentionally or negligently caused the violation or if the employee’s primary and regular responsibilities included investigating the violation, unless the business knowingly caused the violation. (f)  The department shall adopt regulations which establish procedures for the receipt and review of claims for payment of rewards. All decisions concerning the eligibility for an award and the materiality of the provided information shall be made pursuant to these regulations. In each case brought under subdivision (a), the department, the office of the city attorney, or the district attorney, whichever office brings the action, shall determine whether the information materially contributed to the imposition of civil or criminal penalties for violations of this chapter. (g)  The department shall continuously publicize the availability of the rewards pursuant to this section for persons who provide information pursuant to this section. (h)  Claims may be submitted only for those referrals made on or after January 1, 1982. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 149.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25192 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25192.

25192.  (a) All civil and criminal penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be apportioned in the following manner:(1) Fifty percent shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund.(2) Twenty-five percent shall be paid to the office of the city attorney, city prosecutor, district attorney, or Attorney General, whichever office brought the action.(3) Twenty-five percent shall be paid to the department and used to fund the activity of the CUPA, the local health officer, or other local public officer or agency authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter pursuant to Section 25180, whichever entity investigated the matter that led to the bringing of the action. If investigation by the local police department or sheriff’s office or California Highway Patrol led to the bringing of the action, the CUPA, the local health officer, or the authorized officer or agency, shall pay a total of 40 percent of its portion under this subdivision to that investigating agency or agencies to be used for the same purpose. If more than one agency is eligible for payment under this paragraph, division of payment among the eligible agencies shall be in the discretion of the CUPA, the local health officer, or the authorized officer or agency.(b) If a reward is paid to a person pursuant to Section 25191.7, the amount of the reward shall be deducted from the amount of the civil penalty before the amount is apportioned pursuant to subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 77, Sec. 12. Effective July 18, 2006. Note: This section was amended on Nov. 4, 1986, by initiative Prop. 65.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25193 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25193.

25193.  The remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative, and shall not be construed as restricting any remedy, provisional or otherwise, provided by law for the benefit of any party, and no judgment under this chapter shall preclude any party from obtaining additional relief based upon the same facts.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 876.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25194 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 8 - Enforcement|Section 25194.

25194.  Any action brought pursuant to this chapter against a person shall not abate by reason of a sale or other transfer of ownership, except with the express written consent of the director.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 639, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1996.)