OAR 839-014-0440: Schedule of Civil Penalties

(1) The civil penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $2,000. The actual amount of the civil penalty will depend on all the facts and on any mitigating and aggravating circumstances. (2) For purposes of this rule, “repeated violations” means violations of a provision of law or rule which have been violated on more than one contract within two years of the date of the most recent violation. (3) When the commissioner determines to impose a civil penalty for acting as a farmworker camp operator without a valid license indorsement, the minimum civil penalty shall be as follows: (a) $500 for the first violation; (b) $1,000 for the first repeated violation; (c) $2,000 for the second and each subsequent repeated violation. (4) The civil penalty for all other violations shall be set in accordance with the determinations and considerations referred to in OAR 839-014-0430. (5) The civil penalties set out in this rule shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed by law or rule.