Section 25541 Of Article 2. Hazardous Materials Management From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.95. >> Article 2.
25541
. Any person or stationary source who knowingly makes any
false material statement, representation or certification in any
record, report, or other document filed, maintained, or used for the
purpose of compliance with this article, or destroys, alters, or
conceals any such record, report, or other document filed,
maintained, or used for the purpose of compliance with this article,
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day of violation, or
by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by
both the fine and the imprisonment.
If the conviction is for a violation committed after a first
conviction under this section, the person or stationary source shall
be punished by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000)
or more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per day of violation,
or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the
Penal Code for one, two, or three years or in a county jail for not
more than one year, or both the fine and imprisonment.
Furthermore, if the violation results in, or significantly
contributes to, an emergency, including a fire, to which the county
or city is required to respond, the person or stationary source shall
also be assessed the full cost of the county or city emergency
response, as well as the cost of cleaning up and disposing of the
acutely hazardous materials.