(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates a provision of ORS § 465.200 to 465.485, or any rule or order entered or adopted under ORS § 465.200 to 465.485, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 a day for each day that such violation occurs or that failure to comply continues.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 465.900

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) The civil penalty authorized by subsection (1) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS § 468.135, except that a penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Fund established under ORS § 465.381, if the penalty pertains to a release at any facility. [Formerly 466.900; 1991 c.734 § 34; 2009 c.267 § 3]

 

[Amended by 1953 c.540 § 5; repealed by 1989 c.846 § 15]

 

[1999 c.1047 § 6; repealed by 2023 c.262 § 1]

 

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