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IC 13-23-14-1
Enforcement of chapter; penalties
Sec. 1. (a) This article shall be enforced under IC 13-30-3.
(b) Except as provided in sections 2, 3, and 4 of this chapter,
violations of this article are subject to the penalties imposed by the
following:
(1) IC 13-30-4.
(2) IC 13-30-5.
(3) IC 13-30-8.
In addition, a violation of this article may lead to criminal
prosecution under IC 13-30-10.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.137-2007,
SEC.28.
IC 13-23-14-2
Failure to notify; false information
Sec. 2. A person who violates a rule adopted under IC 13-23-1-2
by:
(1) knowingly failing to give a required notification; or
(2) submitting false information;
is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000) for each underground storage tank for which a required
notification is not given or for which false information is submitted.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13.
IC 13-23-14-3
Violation of requirements, standards, or rules of underground
storage tank program; exceptions
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who
violates:
(1) a requirement or standard set forth in this article; or
(2) a rule adopted under IC 13-23-1-2 other than a violation
described in section 2 of this chapter;
is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000) per underground storage tank for each day of violation.
(b) A person is not subject to the civil penalty described in
subsection (a) if:
(1) the violation arose from an underground storage tank that is
on a brownfield;
(2) the person was not the owner or operator of the underground
storage tank when the violation first occurred;
(3) the person does not dispense a regulated substance into or
from the underground tank:
(A) for any purpose other than temporary or permanent
closure; or
(B) in violation of any federal, state, or local regulations;
and
IC 13-23-14-4
Noncompliance with orders
Sec. 4. A person who fails to comply with an order issued by the
commissioner under this article or IC 13-7-20 (before its repeal) after
the order becomes effective is subject to a civil penalty of not more
than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day of
continued noncompliance.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13.