Section 42400.3 Of Article 3. Penalties From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
42400.3
. (a) Any person who willfully and intentionally emits an
air contaminant in violation of any provision of this part or any
rule, regulation, permit, or order of the state board or of a
district, pertaining to emission regulations or limitations is guilty
of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than
seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), or imprisonment in a county
jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and
imprisonment.
(b) Any person who willfully and intentionally, or with reckless
disregard for the risk of great bodily injury, as defined by Section
12022.7 of the Penal Code, to, or death of, any person, emits an air
contaminant in violation of Section 41700 that results in any
unreasonable risk of great bodily injury to, or death of, any person,
is guilty of a public offense and is punishable by a fine of not
more than one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000), or
imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both
that fine and imprisonment. However, if the defendant is a
corporation, the maximum fine may be up to five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000).
(c) Any person who willfully and intentionally, or with reckless
disregard for the risk of great bodily injury, as defined by Section
12022.7 of the Penal Code, to, or death of, any person emits an air
contaminant in violation of Section 41700 that causes great bodily
injury to, or death of, any person is guilty of a public offense, and
is punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($250,000), or imprisonment in a county jail for not more
than one year, or both that fine and imprisonment, or is punishable
by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars
($250,000), or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section
1170 of the Penal Code, or by both that fine and imprisonment. If the
defendant is a corporation, the maximum fine may be up to one
million dollars ($1,000,000).
(d) Each day during any portion of which a violation occurs
constitutes a separate offense.
(e) This section does not preclude punishment under Section 189 or
192 of the Penal Code or any other provision of law that provides a
more severe punishment.
(f) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Great bodily injury" means great bodily injury as defined by
Section 12022.7 of the Penal Code.
(2) "Unreasonable risk of great bodily injury or death" means
substantial probability of great bodily injury or death.