Sec. 3. (a) The department may waive up to one hundred percent (100%) of a civil penalty imposed on a business for a minor violation of:

(1) a requirement of environmental management laws;

(2) a rule adopted by the board or one (1) of the former boards abolished by IC 13-13-8-2; or

(3) any determination, permit, or order made or issued by the commissioner.

     (b) The department may not waive any part of a civil penalty under this section if the violation:

(1) endangers or causes damage to public health or the environment;

(2) is intentional, willful, or criminal;

(3) is of a requirement for which the department has previously issued a notice or warning of violation, for this or a prior violation, to the business required to correct the violation; or

(4) is not corrected within ninety (90) days after the date the business required to correct the violation notifies the department of the violation under subsection (c). The department may extend the ninety (90) day period for not more than an additional ninety (90) days.

     (c) To seek a waiver of a civil penalty under this section, the business required to correct the violation must submit to the department a written report of the violation for which a waiver is sought. The report must be submitted to the department before an inspection by the department that discloses the violation or the issuance of a notice or warning of violation.

     (d) The board may adopt rules to implement this section.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-13-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.123-1996, SEC.15; P.L.113-2014, SEC.86.