Wat. Code, § 13261 · Article 4. Waste Discharge Requirements
Wat. Code, § 13261
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A person who fails to furnish a report or pay a fee under Section 13260 when so requested by a regional board is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be liable civilly in accordance with subdivision (b).
(b) (1) Civil liability may be administratively imposed by a regional board or the state board in accordance with Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 13323) of Chapter 5 for a violation of subdivision (a) in an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day in which the violation occurs. Civil liability shall not be imposed by the regional board pursuant to this section if the state board has imposed liability against the same person for the same violation.
(2) Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court in accordance with Article 5 (commencing with Section 13350) and Article 6 (commencing with Section 13360) of Chapter 5 for a violation of subdivision (a) in an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day the violation occurs.
(c) A person who discharges or proposes to discharge hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, who knowingly furnishes a false report under Section 13260, or who either willfully fails to furnish a report or willfully withholds material information under Section 13260 despite actual knowledge of that requirement, may be liable in accordance with subdivision (d) and is guilty of a misdemeanor.
This subdivision does not apply to any waste discharge that is subject to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 13370).
(d) (1) Civil liability may be administratively imposed by a regional board in accordance with Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 13323) of Chapter 5 for a violation of subdivision (c) in an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day the violation occurs.
(2) Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court in accordance with Article 5 (commencing with Section 13350) and Article 6 (commencing with Section 13360) of Chapter 5 for a violation of subdivision (c) in an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
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History
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 288, Sec. 22. (SB 1169) Effective January 1, 2011.
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Health and Safety Code
Water Code
- Wat. Code, § 13260Printed as Section 13260
- Wat. Code, div. 7, ch. 5, art. 2.5Administrative Civil LiabilityPrinted as Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 13323) of Chapter 5
- Wat. Code, div. 7, ch. 5, art. 5Civil Monetary RemediesPrinted as Article 5 (commencing with Section 13350)
- Wat. Code, div. 7, ch. 5, art. 6General Provisions Relating to Enforcement and ReviewPrinted as Article 6 (commencing with Section 13360) of Chapter 5
- Wat. Code, div. 7, ch. 5.5Compliance With the Provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as Amended in 1972Printed as Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 13370)
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