If any person provides a fiberglass manufacturer with false or misleading information concerning the recycled content of glass cullet, the department, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.
Chapter 5Enforcement
Section § 19530
If someone gives a fiberglass manufacturer incorrect information about how much recycled glass is in their materials, the department must report this to the Attorney General within 30 days for possible fraud charges.
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Section § 19531
If a fiberglass manufacturer lies about how much recycled glass they use, the department must report them to the Attorney General for possible fraud charges within 30 days.
If any fiberglass manufacturer provides the department with a false or misleading certificate concerning the percentage of glass cullet used pursuant to this division pursuant to Section 19520, the department, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.
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Section § 19532
If a fiberglass manufacturer lies about why they can't meet content requirements for technical reasons, the department must report this to the Attorney General for possible fraud charges within 30 days.
If any fiberglass manufacturer provides the department with a false or misleading certificate concerning why the fiberglass manufacturer was unable to meet the content requirements due to technical infeasibility pursuant to Section 19522, the department, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.
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Section § 19533
This law states that any information about glass cullet prices or other pricing information that the department gathers during an audit is considered proprietary and cannot be shared with the public.
Information on glass cullet prices or other prices obtained by the department in the course of an audit is proprietary information and the department shall not make this information available to the general public.
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Section § 19534
This law allows people to sell or use fiberglass that is entirely made from new materials, called 'virgin content', provided that the manufacturer complies with certain content rules outlined in another section.
This division does not prevent a person from selling or using fiberglass made of 100 percent virgin content, as long as the fiberglass manufacturer meets the content requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 19510).
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Section § 19535
If someone breaks the rules in Chapter 2 starting with Section 19510 or this specific section, they're committing an infraction and can be fined up to $1,000. Also, if this division's rules are violated, an additional penalty up to $1,000 can be issued after a formal notice and hearing. Money from these fines goes into a special account, which is used to manage the recycling program when the state legislature approves it.
(a)CA Public Resources Code § 19535(a) Any person who violates Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 19510) or this section is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 19535(b) In addition to subdivision (a), any person who violates this division may be assessed a civil penalty by the department of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, pursuant to a notice and a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Any civil penalties and fines received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Fiberglass Recycled Content Account, which is hereby established in the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund, and the funds in that account may be expended by the department for the administration of this division upon appropriation by the Legislature.
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