Or. Admin. Code § 813-007-0057

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 813-007-0057 - Civil Penalty Schedule

(1) This rule governs the application of a civil penalty under section 4, chapter 619, Oregon Laws 2005, as amended by section 12, chapter 819, Oregon Laws 2009. A landlord or owner is subject to a civil penalty for each act of noncompliance, according to the following schedule of penalties:

(a) Failure to register and to pay registration fee: an amount not to exceed $1,000

(b) Failure to register only: an amount not to exceed $500.

(c) Failure to pay registration fee only: an amount not to exceed $500.

(d) Late submission of a registration or submission of an incomplete or inaccurate registration: an amount not to exceed $300.

(e) Late submission of registration fee or submission of less than the full amount of the registration fee: an amount not to exceed $300.

(f) Failure to satisfy continuing education requirements: an amount not to exceed $1,000.

(2) When the Department notifies a landlord or owner of the Department's intention to impose a civil penalty, the Department may provide for one or more of the following in the notice as the Department determines to be appropriate for facilitating a just resolution of the matter and for furthering the interests of the Department:

(a) That the Department may toll the time provided for the landlord's or owner's response to the notice.

(b) That if the landlord or owner requests a hearing, the Department may toll the date of the hearing if the landlord or owner requests an opportunity to discuss and resolve the matter.

(c) That the Department may toll the effective date of the final order.

(3) When an Administrative Law Judge hears a proposed civil penalty, the Department retains authority to modify the order of the Administrative Law Judge and to issue the final order in the matter.

(4) A civil penalty assessed against a landlord or owner is subject to modification by the Department before the date on which the order becomes final if the Department determines that mitigating circumstances justify the modification. Mitigating circumstances that the Department may consider include but are not limited to the following:

(a) The intent of the landlord or owner regarding the noncompliance;

(b) Good faith efforts by the landlord or owner to subsequently comply in the matter or to otherwise modify behavior;

(c) The degree of harm arising from the noncompliance;

(d) The hardship on the landlord or owner, relating to the landlord's or owner's ability to pay the civil penalty;

(e) The requirements of justice in the particular case; and

(f) Considerations of appropriate consistency in treating incidences of noncompliance.

(5) An order in a civil penalty that becomes final is subject to modification by the Department for correction of errors in the order or for amendment in the event of further negotiations between the Department and the landlord or owner.

Or. Admin. Code § 813-007-0057

OHCS 14-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-23-10 thru 3-21-11; OHCS 5-2011, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-11

Stat. Auth.: Sec. 9, ch. 816, OL 2009

Stats. Implemented: Sec. 4, ch. 619, OL 2005, as amended by sec. 12, ch. 816, OL 2009