California Health and Safety Code 42400.1 – (a) Any person who negligently emits an air contaminant in …
(a) Any person who negligently emits an air contaminant in violation of any provision of this part or any rule, regulation, permit, or order of the state board or of a district pertaining to emission regulations or limitations is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than nine months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) Any person who negligently emits an air contaminant in violation of Section 41700 that causes great bodily injury, as defined by § 12022.7 of the Penal Code, to, or death of, any person, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 42400.1
- County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(c) Each day during any portion of which a violation occurs is a separate offense.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 854, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2002.)