California · Water Code
WAT §13499: (a) A person who makes a misrepresentation in any submittal to the state board, including, but not limited to, an application, report, certification, record, invoice, form, or other document that is s
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(a) A person who makes a misrepresentation in any submittal to the state board, including, but not limited to, an application, report, certification, record, invoice, form, or other document that is submitted to the state board relating to a financial assistance agreement, is subject to civil liability of not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for each violation of this subdivision. (b) The Attorney General, upon request of the state board, shall bring an action in superior court to impose the civil liability specified in subdivision (a). (c) The state board may impose the civil liability administratively under Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 13323) of Chapter 5. (d) The state board shall file a complaint with any applicable licensing board against any person licensed or otherwise regulated by that licensing board who is found to be liable under this section.
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