California Health and Safety Code 42402.1 – (a) Any person who negligently emits an air contaminant in …
(a) Any person who negligently emits an air contaminant in violation of this part or any rule, regulation, permit, or order of the state board or of a district, including a district hearing board, pertaining to emission regulations or limitations is liable for a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(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 any person or that causes the death of any person, is liable for a civil penalty of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 42402.1
- 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. 14. Effective January 1, 2002.)