Section 100895 Of Article 3. Environmental Laboratories From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 101. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Any person who knowingly does any of the following acts
may, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day of violation, by
imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that
fine and imprisonment:
(1) Makes any false statement or representation in any
application, record, report, or other document submitted, maintained,
or used for the purposes of compliance with this article.
(2) Has in his or her possession any record required to be
maintained pursuant to this article that has been altered or
concealed.
(3) Destroys, alters, or conceals any record required to be
maintained pursuant to this article.
(4) Withholds information regarding an imminent and substantial
danger to the public health or safety when the information has been
requested by the department in writing and is required to carry out
the department's responsibilities pursuant to this article.
(b) A second or subsequent violation of subdivision (a) is
punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section
1170 of the Penal Code for 16, 20, or 24 months or in a county jail
for not more than one year, 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 both that imprisonment and fine.
(c) An ELAP certified or NELAP accredited laboratory, upon
suspension, revocation, or withdrawal of its ELAP certification or
NELAP accreditation, shall do all of the following:
(1) Discontinue use of all catalogs, advertising, business
solicitations, proposals, quotations, or their materials that contain
reference to their past certification or accreditation status.
(2) Return its ELAP certificate or its NELAP accreditation to the
department.
(3) Cease all testing of samples for regulatory purposes.
(d) The penalties cited in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall also
apply to NELAP accredited laboratories.