California Water Code

§ 8701.2

WAT § 8701.2 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 5 · Part 4 · Ch. 3 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)If the board or executive officer determines that any person or public agency has failed to adequately respond to a notice of violation, the board or executive officer may issue an order directing that the person or public agency to whom the notice of violation was issued to cease and desist.

(b)The board or executive officer may, within its discretion, issue a cease and desist order without first issuing a notice of violation in cases where the board or executive officer finds that issuance of a notice of violation would be futile, would result in unreasonable delay, or would be unlikely to invoke a timely response. In the event the board or executive officer issues a cease and desist order without first issuing a notice of violation, the cease and desist order shall contain the information required under subdivision (c) of Section 8701.

(c)A cease and desist order shall do all of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 639, Sec. 3. (SB 753) Effective January 1, 2014.