2017 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 30 - Power
§ 30-687 Routine enforcement actions; civil penalty
30-687. Routine enforcement actions; civil penalty
A. A person that violates this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter or any license requirement is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the department. The department shall issue a notice of violation to the violator and may hold a hearing before assessing a civil penalty. The department, in lieu of imposing a civil penalty, may prescribe a time for elimination of the violation and assessment of a civil penalty if the violation is not eliminated within the time prescribed by the order. The attorney general shall bring actions to collect a civil penalty assessed under this subsection.
B. The department, by rule, shall establish a schedule of civil penalties based on factors such as the nature of the violation, the number of previous violations and whether the violation was of a serious nature.
C. The department may impose a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each violation for each day up to a maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars for any thirty-day period.
D. A final order of the department under this section is subject to appeal to the radiation regulatory hearing board.
