(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 Section 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).
(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.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018