La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XII-703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XII-703 - Seriousness of Violation [formerly section 2.1 of paragraph II of appendix B]

A. Pursuant to §505. B and D of the "Civil Penalty Assessment Rule (Chapter 5 of this Part), the following penalty assessment levels shall apply towards the seriousness of the violation (public health risk) for the various classifications of violations described in §707. A of the "Accompanying Guidelines to the Civil Penalty Assessment Rule" (Chapter 7 of this Part).

1. Imminent threat (high risk) type violations shall be assessed at 100 percent of one-half of the maximum daily penalty amount.

2. Priority threat (moderate risk) type violations shall be assessed at 65 percent of one-half of the maximum daily penalty amount.

3. Non-imminent threat (low risk) type violations shall be assessed at 35 percent of one-half of the maximum daily penalty amount.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XII-703

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1331 (June 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:5.9 (A)(4).