§201M-8  Waiver or reduction of penalties. (a)  Except where a penalty or fine is assessed pursuant to a program approved,authorized, or delegated under a federal law, any agency authorized to assesscivil penalties or fines upon a small business shall waive or reduce anypenalty or fine as allowed by federal or state law for a violation of anystatute, ordinance, or rules by a small business under the followingconditions:

(1)  The small business corrects the violation withina minimum of thirty days after receipt of a notice of violation or citation;and

(2)  The violation was unintentional or the result ofexcusable neglect; or

(3)  The violation was the result of an excusablemisunderstanding of an agency's interpretation of a rule.

(b)  Subsection (a) shall not apply:

(1)  When a small business fails to exercise goodfaith in complying with the statute or rules;

(2)  When a violation involves wilful or criminalconduct;

(3)  When a violation results in serious health andsafety impacts;

(4)  To violations of chapters 6E, 180, 180C, 181,182, 183, 183C, 183D, 186, 187A, 188, 188F, 189, 190, 190D, 195, 195D, 195F,205, 205A, 340A, 340E, 341, 342B, 342C, 342D, 342E, 342F, 342G, 342H, 342I,342J, 342L, and 342P;

(5)  To violations of sections 200-9(b) and (c),200-24(4), 200-37, and 200-38; or

(6)  To violations of administrative rules promulgatedpursuant to section 200-4(6); except for rules pertaining to matters listed insection 200-4(6)(A), (B), (C), and (D).

(c)  An agency may adopt rules to implement therequirements of this section. [L 1998, c 168, pt of §2, §5; am L 2002, c 202,§5; am L 2004, c 206, §1]