ORS 466.990: Civil penalties generally.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates ORS 466.005 to 466.385 and 466.992, a license condition or any Environmental Quality Commission rule or any order of the commission or Department of Environmental Quality pertaining to the generation, treatment, storage, disposal or transportation by air or water of hazardous waste, as defined by ORS 466.005, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each day of the violation. (2) The civil penalty authorized by subsection (1) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135. (3) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates a provision of ORS 466.605 to 466.680, or any rule or order entered or adopted under ORS 466.605 to 466.680, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000. Each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense. (4) The civil penalty authorized by subsection (3) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135, except that a penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the fund established in ORS 466.670. [Formerly 466.880; 2009 c.267 §4] 466.990. (1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates ORS 466.005 to 466.385 and 466.992, a license condition or any Environmental Quality Commission rule or any order of the commission or Department of Environmental Quality pertaining to the generation, treatment, storage, disposal or transportation by air or water of hazardous waste, as defined by ORS 466.005, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each day of the violation. (2) The civil penalty authorized by subsection (1) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135. (3) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates a provision of ORS 466.605 to 466.680, or any rule or order entered or adopted under ORS 466.605 to 466.680, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000. Each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense. (4) The civil penalty authorized by subsection (3) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135, except that a penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the fund established in ORS 466.670. (5) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates a provision of ORS 466.930, or any rule or order entered or adopted under ORS 466.930, shall incur a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each day of violation. (6) The civil penalty authorized by subsection (5) of this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 468.135.
Official history and status
History: Note: The amendments to 466.990 by section 7, chapter 262, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative January 1, 2028. See section 8, chapter 262, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2028, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 340-140-0020: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-150-0160: General Permit Requirements for Installing an UST System — authority
- OAR 340-170-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-170-0020: Soil Assessment — authority
- OAR 340-170-0030: Underground Storage Tank Tightness Testing — authority
- OAR 340-170-0070: Information Required on the Reimbursement Grant Application — authority
- OAR 340-170-0080: Reimbursement Grant Payment — authority
- OAR 340-180-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-180-0020: Distribution Priority of Funds for Loan Guarantee Expenses — authority
- OAR 340-180-0030: General Provisions Guaranteed Underground Storage Tank Facility Loan — authority
- OAR 340-180-0040: Application for Underground Storage Tank Loan Guarantee Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-180-0050: Information Required on the UST Loan Guarantee Certificate Application — authority
- OAR 340-180-0060: Loan Guarantee Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-180-0070: Loan Guarantee — authority
- OAR 340-180-0080: Notice of Default on a Guaranteed Loan — authority
- OAR 340-180-0100: Application for Tax Credit Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-180-0110: Tax Credit Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-180-0120: Notice of Compliance for Soil Remediation — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 466.005 — resolved
- 466.385 — resolved
- 466.992 — resolved
- ORS 468.135 — resolved
- ORS 466.605 — resolved
- 466.680 — resolved
- ORS 466.670 — resolved
- ORS 466.930 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 466.080: Rules for transportation of hazardous waste.
- ORS 466.095: Hazardous waste to be stored or treated at permitted site; exemptions.
- ORS 466.105: Duties of permittee.
- ORS 466.120: Required application information to operate site.
- ORS 466.175: Disposition of site or facility after revocation; acquisition of site by department.
- ORS 466.335: Consequences of revocation.
- ORS 466.605: Definitions for ORS 466.605 to 466.680.
- ORS 466.610: Department authority relating to cleanup of oil or hazardous material.
- ORS 466.615: Limit on commission and department authority over radioactive substances.
- ORS 466.625: Rulemaking.
- OAR 340-142-0120: Information Requests, Inspections and Investigations
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors466.html