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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 1RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
CHAPTER 12COAL MINING REGULATIONS
SUBCHAPTER LPERMANENT PROGRAM INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
DIVISION 4INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES
RULE §12.696When an Individual Civil Penalty May Be Assessed

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Commission may assess an individual civil penalty against any corporate director, officer, or agent of a corporate permittee who knowingly and willfully authorized, ordered, or carried out a violation, failure, or refusal.

(b) The Commission shall not assess an individual civil penalty in situations resulting from a permit violation by a corporate permittee until a cessation order has been issued by the Commission to the corporate permittee for the violation, and the cessation order has remained unabated for 30 days.


Source Note: The provisions of this §12.696 adopted to be effective April 7, 1997, 22 TexReg 3093.

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