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SECTION 19530-19535
19530. If any person provides a fiberglass manufacturer with false or misleading information concerning the recycled content of glass cullet, the department, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud. 19531. If any fiberglass manufacturer provides the department with a false or misleading certificate concerning the percentage of glass cullet used pursuant to this division pursuant to Section 19520, the department, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud. 19532. If any fiberglass manufacturer provides the department with a false or misleading certificate concerning why the fiberglass manufacturer was unable to meet the content requirements due to technical infeasibility pursuant to Section 19522, the department, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud. 19533. Information on glass cullet prices or other prices obtained by the department in the course of an audit is proprietary information and the department shall not make this information available to the general public. 19534. This division does not prevent a person from selling or using fiberglass made of 100 percent virgin content, as long as the fiberglass manufacturer meets the content requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 19510). 19535. (a) Any person who violates Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 19510) or this section is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (b) In addition to subdivision (a), any person who violates this division may be assessed a civil penalty by the department of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, pursuant to a notice and a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Any civil penalties and fines received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Fiberglass Recycled Content Account, which is hereby established in the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund, and the funds in that account may be expended by the department for the administration of this division upon appropriation by the Legislature.
