Health & Saf. Code, § 42400.4 · Article 3. Penalties
Health & Saf. Code, § 42400.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) In any district where a Title V permit program has been fully approved by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, any person who knowingly violates any federally enforceable permit condition or any fee or filing requirement applicable to a Title V source is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b) In any district in which a Title V permit program has been fully approved by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, any person who knowingly makes any false material statement, representation, or certification in any form or in any notice or report required of a Title V source of a federally enforceable permit requirement, or who knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required of a Title V source, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(c) The recovery of civil penalties pursuant to Section 42402, 42402.1, 42402.2, or 42402.3 precludes prosecution pursuant to this section for the same offense. When a district refers a violation to a prosecuting agency, the filing of a criminal complaint is grounds requiring the dismissal of any civil action brought pursuant to this article for the same offense.
(d) Each day during any portion of which a violation of subdivision (a) or (b) occurs is a separate offense.
(e) This section shall not become operative in a district until the federal Environmental Protection Agency fully approves that district’s Title V permit program.
(f) This section applies only to violations described in subdivisions (a) and (b) that are not otherwise subject to a fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more pursuant to Section 42400.1, 42400.2, or 42400.3.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 769, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 42400.1Printed as Section 42400.1, 42400.2, or 42400.3
- Health & Saf. Code, § 42400.2Printed as Section 42400.1, 42400.2, or 42400.3
- Health & Saf. Code, § 42400.3Printed as Section 42400.1, 42400.2, or 42400.3
- Health & Saf. Code, § 42402Printed as Section 42402, 42402.1, 42402.2, or 42402.3
- Health & Saf. Code, § 42402.1Printed as Section 42402, 42402.1, 42402.2, or 42402.3
- Health & Saf. Code, § 42402.2Printed as Section 42402, 42402.1, 42402.2, or 42402.3
- Health & Saf. Code, § 42402.3Printed as Section 42402, 42402.1, 42402.2, or 42402.3
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