W. Va. Code R. § 56-12-4

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 56-12-4 - Assessment Procedure For Knowing Violations
4.1. In addition to any monetary assessment determined under section 3 of these rules, any operator issued a knowing violation shall be assessed 1 knowing point for every 20 civil penalty points accrued. Knowing points are converted to a monetary amount, as per the following table:

Knowing Civil Penalty Conversion Table

Civil Points

Penalty Points

Knowing Penalty

0-20

1

$1,000

21-40

2

$2,000

41-60

3

$3,000

61-80

4

$4,000

81-100

5

$5,000

4.2. In addition to any assessment determined under section 3 of this rule, a subsequent knowing violation, issued to the same operator at the same operation during the same inspection within the same quarter, shall result in the assessment of 2 knowing points for every 20 civil penalty points accrued. Subsequent knowing points are converted to a monetary amount as per the following table:

Subsequent Knowing Civil Penalty Conversion Table

Civil Points

Penalty Points

Knowing Penalty

0-20

2

$2,000

21-40

4

$4,000

41-60

6

$6,000

61-80

8

$8,000

81-100

10

$10,000

W. Va. Code R. § 56-12-4