42960. (a) The department may suspend, revoke, or deny a waste and used tire hauler registration for a period of up to three years, by serving a statement of issue in accordance with Section 42961, if the applicant for, or holder of, the registration does any of the following:
(1) Commits more than three violations of, or fails to comply with any requirements of, this chapter or Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800), or the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions, within a one-year period.
(2) Commits, aids, or abets any violation of this chapter or Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800), or the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions, or permits an agent to do so, and the department determines that the violation poses an immediate threat of harm to public safety or to the environment.
(3) Commits, aids, or abets a failure to comply with this chapter or Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800), or the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions, or permits an agent to do so, and the department determines that the failure to comply shows a repeating or recurring occurrence or that the failure to comply may pose a threat to public health or safety or the environment.
(4) Misrepresents or fails to disclose material factual information, or other required information in the application for a waste and used tire hauler registration, or misrepresents or omits factual information on any manifest more than three times in one year.
(b) The department may suspend, revoke, or deny a waste and used tire hauler registration for a period of three years to five years, or may suspend, revoke, or deny a waste and used tire hauler registration permanently, in accordance with the procedures specified in subdivision (a), under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The hauler’s registration has been previously revoked or denied for any violation specified in subdivision (a).
(2) The hauler has been previously fined pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800).
(3) The department determines that the hauler’s operations pose a significant threat to public health and safety.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 534, Sec. 17. (AB 1647) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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