Sec. 15. (a) A person that violates a requirement under this article is subject to a civil penalty under this section. (b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a person that violates a requirement under this article shall pay to the department a civil penalty as follows: (1) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for a first violation. (2) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a second violation. (3) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a third and each subsequent violation. (c) If a person issued a civil penalty under subsection (b) for a violation of a requirement under this article does not remedy the violation in the time prescribed by the department, the person is subject to a cessation order issued by the department. A person that is issued a cessation order under this section must pay a civil penalty of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per day, for not more than thirty (30) days, for each day the violation remains unremedied. (d) If a person does not obtain from the department a certificate or permit required under this article: (1) the person shall pay to the department a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and (2) the department shall issue to the person a cessation order in accordance with subsection (c). (e) A civil penalty or cessation order assessed or issued under this section is subject to review and appeal under IC 4-21.5 . (f) The department shall deposit civil penalties collected under this chapter in the carbon dioxide storage facility trust fund established by section 10 of this chapter.
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