Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 1 - Departmental Administrative Procedures
Chapter 7 - Penalties
Section I-701 - Scope
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The intent of this Chapter is to assure that, after the department has determined a penalty is to be assessed for one or more violations, each penalty is assessed in a consistent, fair, and equitable manner; that penalties are appropriate for the gravity of the violation committed; that economic incentives for noncompliance are eliminated; that penalties are sufficient to deter persons from committing future violations; and that compliance is expeditiously achieved and maintained.
B. After considering the nine factors in R.S. 30:2025(E)(3)(a), the department realizes there may be circumstances where violations have occurred that do not warrant a penalty action.
C. This Chapter is to be utilized by the department only after it has determined that a penalty is to be assessed for a specific violation unless otherwise specified by rule or regulation. Nothing in this Chapter applies to the determination of whether to assess a penalty, or to the compromise or settlement of a penalty.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2050.3.
