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Section § 45025

Explanation

This law states that violating specific waste disposal rules in California can lead to serious consequences. If you improperly dispose of waste, you could be fined between $500 and $10,000 for each violation. If certain aggravating factors are present, such as lying on a permit application or not fixing a problem after being warned, you might also face up to six months in jail. Each unlawful disposal counts as a separate offense. Additionally, if found guilty, you might have to clean up the waste you disposed of illegally or cover the cleanup costs.

(a)Copy CA Public Resources Code § 45025(a)
(1)Copy CA Public Resources Code § 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)CA Public Resources Code § 45025(a)(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)CA Public Resources Code § 45025(a)(2)(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)CA Public Resources Code § 45025(a)(2)(B) The person knowingly destroys, alters, or conceals any records required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter.
(C)CA Public Resources Code § 45025(a)(2)(C) The person withholds information requested by the enforcement agency.
(D)CA Public Resources Code § 45025(a)(2)(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)CA Public Resources Code § 45025(a)(2)(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)CA Public Resources Code § 45025(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.
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