Violations and Penalties

Penalties for Late Certifications
Penalties for Specified Violations
Public Notice of Violations
Penalties Assessed in 2005

California statute allows the Board to assess penalties of up to $50,000 for any violation up to a maximum of $100,000 annually. Violations include, but are not limited to, failure to submit all required forms, or submitting incomplete forms, or noncompliance with the RPPC law. In the past the Board has assessed penalties, after public hearing, for failure to submit forms.

Penalties for Late Certifications

Late certifications are subject to the following penalties:

Days Late	Penalty Amount
1–30	$1,000
31–60	$5,000
More than 60 (Considered nonresponsive)	Up to $50,000

Penalties for Specified Violations

Penalties for specified violations of program requirements are as follows:

Violation	Description of Violation	Penalty
14 CCR section 17944; PRC section 42310	Product manufacturer did not comply with container requirements.	Penalty determined by degree of noncompliance. $5,000–$50,000
14 CCR section 17946	Product manufacturer did not submit certification by due date.	$1,000–$50,000
14 CCR section 17946	Product manufacturer did not submit complete or accurate certification by due date. Degree of incompleteness or inaccuracies include, but are not limited to, misreporting exemptions; failure to account for all products; failure to account for subsidiaries and divisions; lack of container manufacturer’s verification of number of containers sold or weight of containers; inconsistencies in information from product manufacturer and container manufacturer; lack of signatures; mathematical inaccuracies.	$1,000–$50,000
14 CCR section 17946 PRC section 42321	Product manufacturer submitted false or misleading information on certification.	Referral to Attorney General for prosecution for fraud within 30 days of discovery by Board; maximum fine $100,000

Public Notice of Violations

The law requires the CIWMB to annually publish a list of penalties that have been levied against any violator. Product manufacturers who are assessed penalties will be listed on this site.

Penalties Assessed in 2005

Penalties were assessed in 2005 against the following product manufacturers for violation of the Rigid Plastic Packaging Container law:

Product Manufacturer	Penalty
Food 4 Less/Foods Co.	$1,000.00
Beacon Adhesives Company, Inc.	$11,859.00
Golden Artist Colors, Inc.	$5,000.00
Henkel Corporation	$6,439.23
Holmes Group, Inc.	$40,000.00
ITW Dymon	$16,000.00
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.	$5,000.00
Rite-Aid Corp.	$1,000.00
Walgreen Company	$4,000.00

Last updated: March 24, 2008

Rigid Plastic Packaging Containers http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Plastic/RPPC/
Brian Stalker rppc@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6511