Arizona Laws 49-593. Violations; civil penalties
A. On determining a violation of this article the board shall request the county attorney to take appropriate legal action.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 49-593
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Approvable travel reduction plan: means a plan that is submitted by a major employer and that meets the requirements set forth in section 49-588. See Arizona Laws 49-581
- Board: means the board of supervisors of a county with a population of more than one million two hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 49-581
- Employer: means any sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, cooperative, joint venture, agency, department, district or other individual or entity, either public or private, that employs workers. See Arizona Laws 49-581
- Major employer: means an employer with one hundred or more employees working at or reporting to a single work site during any twenty-four hour period for at least three days per week during at least six months of the year, except that in area A the threshold is fifty employees. See Arizona Laws 49-581
- Task force: means the travel reduction program regional task force in area A which is designated by the board as the responsible agency to implement and enforce this article. See Arizona Laws 49-581
- Transportation coordinator: means a person designated by an employer, property manager or transportation management association as the lead person in developing and implementing a travel reduction plan. See Arizona Laws 49-581
B. Violations of any of the following requirements may subject a major employer to increased civil penalties:
1. Failure to collect or supply information requested by the task force.
2. Failure to disseminate information on alternate modes and other travel reduction measures as specified in this article.
3. Failure to designate a transportation coordinator.
4. Failure to submit an approvable travel reduction plan.
5. Failure to implement an approved plan within the time schedule provided or failure to perform a revision of a plan as required by the task force.
C. Failure by a major employer to meet travel reduction goals as prescribed in section 49-588 does not constitute a violation if the major employer is attempting in good faith to meet the goals.
D. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, any employer that violates the requirements of this article is subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed one hundred dollars for a first violation, two hundred dollars for a second violation within one year and three hundred dollars for each additional violation within one year. Violations of this article which continue for more than one day constitute separate violations on each day. All civil penalties collected shall be deposited in the county general fund.