CHAPTER 14. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES

IC 13-23-14
    Chapter 14. Enforcement and Penalties

IC 13-23-14-1
Enforcement of chapter; penalties
    Sec. 1. (a) This article shall be enforced under IC 13-30-3.
    (b) Except as provided in sections 2, 3, and 4 of this chapter,violations of this article are subject to the penalties imposed by thefollowing:
        (1) IC 13-30-4.
        (2) IC 13-30-5.
        (3) IC 13-30-8.
In addition, a violation of this article may lead to criminalprosecution under IC 13-30-10.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.137-2007,SEC.28.

IC 13-23-14-2
Failure to notify; false information
    Sec. 2. A person who violates a rule adopted under IC 13-23-1-2by:
        (1) knowingly failing to give a required notification; or
        (2) submitting false information;
is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars($10,000) for each underground storage tank for which a requirednotification is not given or for which false information is submitted.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13.

IC 13-23-14-3
Violation of requirements, standards, or rules of undergroundstorage tank program; exceptions
    Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person whoviolates:
        (1) a requirement or standard set forth in this article; or
        (2) a rule adopted under IC 13-23-1-2 other than a violationdescribed in section 2 of this chapter;
is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars($10,000) per underground storage tank for each day of violation.
    (b) A person is not subject to the civil penalty described insubsection (a) if:
        (1) the violation arose from an underground storage tank that ison a brownfield;
        (2) the person was not the owner or operator of the undergroundstorage tank when the violation first occurred;
        (3) the person does not dispense a regulated substance into orfrom the underground tank:
            (A) for any purpose other than temporary or permanentclosure; or
            (B) in violation of any federal, state, or local regulations;and        (4) the underground storage tank is brought into compliancewith this article not later than one (1) year after the personacquired ownership of the property.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.122-1999, SEC.2and P.L.119-1999, SEC.14.

IC 13-23-14-4
Noncompliance with orders
    Sec. 4. A person who fails to comply with an order issued by thecommissioner under this article or IC 13-7-20 (before its repeal) afterthe order becomes effective is subject to a civil penalty of not morethan twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day ofcontinued noncompliance.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13.