{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-78680","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 78680","heading":"","body":"(a) The owner of property on which a reportable release has occurred and any person who releases, or causes a reportable release and who fails to make the written report required by subdivision (b) of Section 78675, shall be liable for a penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each separate violation and for each day that a violation continues. Each day on which the released hazardous substance remains is a separate violation unless the person has either filed the report or is in compliance with an order issued by a local, state, or federal agency with regard to the release.\n(b) Liability under this article may be imposed in a civil action or may be administratively imposed by the department pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 79590) of Chapter 7.\n(c) If the violation of subdivision (b) of Section 78675 results in, or significantly contributes to, an emergency, including, but not limited to, a fire, to which a county, city, or district is required to respond, the responsible party may be assessed the full cost of the emergency response by the city, county, or district.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 45. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE [78000. - 81050.]","PART 2. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACCOUNT [78000. - 81050.]","CHAPTER 4. Releases of Hazardous Substances [78650. - 78795.]","ARTICLE 2. Reporting Requirement [78675. - 78680.]"],"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":"dc59a821a9df6663f147c0c78c025812b07f10e5360122e7ddb1e5983ab1c141","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-78675","next":"us-ca/hsc-78700"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}