§ 10-19-12-18 — Civil penalties

Indiana § 10-19-12-18

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 10: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Art. 19: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Ch. 12: Nuclear Regulatory Agreement

Text

(a) Any person who violates any licensing
or registration provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order
issued thereunder, or any term, condition, or limitation of any license
or registration certificate issued thereunder, or commits any violation
for which a license or registration certificate may be revoked under
rules or regulations issued under this chapter may be subject to a civil
penalty, to be imposed by the department, not to exceed ten thousand
dollars ($10,000). If any violation is a continuing one, each day of such
violation shall constitute a separate violation for the purpose of
computing the applicable civil penalty. The department shall have the
power to compromise, mitigate, or remit such penalties.
(b) Whenever the department proposes to subject a person to the
imposition of a civil penalty under the provisions of this section, it shall
issue an order in accordance with IC 4-21.5.
(c) The department is authorized to institute a civil action to collect
a penalty imposed pursuant to this section. The department shall have
the exclusive power to compromise, mitigate, or remit such civil
penalties as are referred to the department for collection.
(d) All money collected from civil penalties under this section shall
be deposited in the fire and building services fund established by IC 22-12-6-1.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.28-2022, SEC.2.