{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8670.67.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8670.67.5","heading":"","body":"(a) Regardless of intent or negligence, any person who causes or permits a spill shall be strictly liable civilly in accordance with subdivision (b) or (c).\n(b) A penalty may be administratively imposed by the administrator in accordance with Section 8670.68 in an amount not to exceed twenty dollars ($20) per gallon for a spill.\n(c) Whenever the release of oil resulted from gross negligence or reckless conduct, the administrator shall, in accordance with Section 8670.68, impose a penalty in an amount not to exceed sixty dollars ($60) per gallon for a spill.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","CHAPTER 7.4. Oil Spill Response and Contingency Planning [8670.1. - 8670.73.]","ARTICLE 9. Enforcement [8670.57. - 8670.69.6.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"62c2da771a5c2666b8825664399e5690370e175a9b957bf3469e6347b6cdcf5a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8670.67","next":"us-ca/gov-8670.68"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}