Section 13323 Of Article 2.5. Administrative Civil Liability From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.5.
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. (a) Any executive officer of a regional board may issue a
complaint to any person on whom administrative civil liability may be
imposed pursuant to this article. The complaint shall allege the act
or failure to act that constitutes a violation of law, the provision
of law authorizing civil liability to be imposed pursuant to this
article, and the proposed civil liability.
(b) The complaint shall be served by certified mail or in
accordance with Article 3 (commencing with Section 415.10) of, and
Article 4 (commencing with Section 416.10) of, Chapter 4 of Title 5
of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and shall inform the party
so served that a hearing before the regional board shall be conducted
within 90 days after the party has been served. The person who has
been issued a complaint may waive the right to a hearing.
(c) In proceedings under this article for imposition of
administrative civil liability by the state board, the executive
director of the state board shall issue the complaint and any hearing
shall be before the state board, or before a member of the state
board in accordance with Section 183, and shall be conducted not
later than 90 days after the party has been served.
(d) Orders imposing administrative civil liability shall become
effective and final upon issuance thereof, and are not subject to
review by any court or agency except as provided by Sections 13320
and 13330. Payment shall be made not later than 30 days from the date
on which the order is issued. The time for payment is extended
during the period in which a person who is subject to an order seeks
review under Section 13320 or 13330. Copies of these orders shall be
served by certified mail or in accordance with Article 3 (commencing
with Section 415.10) of, and Article 4 (commencing with Section
416.10) of, Chapter 4 of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil
Procedure upon the party served with the complaint and shall be
provided to other persons who appeared at the hearing and requested a
copy.
(e) Information relating to hearing waivers and the imposition of
administrative civil liability, as proposed to be imposed and as
finally imposed, under this section shall be made available to the
public by means of the Internet.