65-3018.
Administrative fines.
(a) The secretary or the director of the division of environment, upon a finding that a person has violated any provision of K.S.A. 65-3025 and amendments thereto, may impose a penalty not to exceed $10,000 which shall constitute an actual and substantial economic deterrent to the violation for which it is assessed. In the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation.
(b) No penalty shall be imposed pursuant to this section except after notice of violation and opportunity for hearing upon the written order of the secretary or the director of the division of environment issued to the person who committed the violation. The order shall state the violation, the penalty to be imposed and the right to request a hearing thereon. The request for hearing shall be in writing, directed to the secretary and filed with the secretary within 15 days after service of the order. Hearings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act.
(c) Nothing in this act shall be construed to abridge, limit or otherwise impair the right of any person to damages or other relief on account of injury to persons or property and to maintain any action or other appropriate proceeding therefor.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 347, § 18; L. 1970, ch. 261, § 18; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 150; L. 1993, ch. 13, § 14; March 25.
Notes of Decisions
United States v. Coffeyville Resources Refining (D. Kan. 2022).
· cites it 17× “91), in which it seeks to dismiss the State’s claims for civil penalties under K.S.A. § 65-3018 in Counts 1 through 17, to dismiss Count 9 in its entirety, and to partially dismiss Count 17.”
United States v. Coffeyville Resources Refining (D. Kan. 2023).
· cites it 4× “Rather, the State points out that its proposed amendment seeks to correct a misunderstanding whereby it appeared that “KDHE was seeking both injunctive relief and civil penalties pursuant to K.S.A. § 65-3018.” (Id.) Furthermore, the State asserts that CRRM misstates the plain…”
United States v. Coffeyville Resources Refining (D. Kan. 2023).
· cites it 4× “12(b)(6), dismissing the State’s claims for civil penalties under K.S.A. § 65-3018 in Counts 1 through 17.4 The State moved for leave to amend and file a Second Amended Supplemental Complaint (“SASC”).”
— K.S.A. § 65-3018(a) — 1 case
United States v. Coffeyville Resources Refining (D. Kan. 2022).
“91), in which it seeks to dismiss the State’s claims for civil penalties under K.S.A. § 65-3018 in Counts 1 through 17, to dismiss Count 9 in its entirety, and to partially dismiss Count 17.”
— K.S.A. § 65-3018(b) — 1 case
United States v. Coffeyville Resources Refining (D. Kan. 2022).
“91), in which it seeks to dismiss the State’s claims for civil penalties under K.S.A. § 65-3018 in Counts 1 through 17, to dismiss Count 9 in its entirety, and to partially dismiss Count 17.”
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