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ID . AUG 13 '98 15 :23 too .002 P . 10 (5) Violation of any applicable requirement of the permit issued for operation of the underground to system. (6) Violation of any applicable requirement of this chapter of any regulation adopted by t bowd pursuant to Section 252 9.3. (7) Failure to pennit inspection or to perform arty monitoring, testing, or reporting required pursuant to Section 25288 or 25289. (9) Making any fhlsc statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, or other document submitted or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter. Any person who intentionally fails to notify the board or the to agency when required to do so'by this chapter or who submits false information in a permit application, amendment, or renewal, pursuant to Section 25286, is liable for a civil penalty or not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each underground storage tank for which notification is not given or false information is submitted. (d) Any person who falsifies any monitoring records required by this chapter,or knowingly fails to report an unauthorized release, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a ane of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or i-nDre than ten thou al dollars ($10,000) by imprisonment in the county jail for not to execed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. (e) In determining both the civil and criminal penalties imposed pursuant tothis section, the court shall consider all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm or potential harm caused by the violation,the,nature of the violation and the period of time over which it occurred, the frequency of'past violations, and the corrective action, if any,taken by the person who holds the permit. (1) Each civil penalty or criminal fine imposed pursuant to this section for any separate violation shall be separate, and in addition to, any other civil penalty or criminal fine imposed pursuant to this section or any o1heT provision of law, and shall be paid to the treasury of the local agency or state, whichever is represented by the office of the city attorney, district attorney, or Attorney Oester al bringing the action. All penalties or fines collected on behalf of the board or a regional board by the Attorney General shall be deposited in the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account in the State Water Quality Control Fund, and are available for expenditure by the board, upon appropriation, pursuant to Section 13441 of the Water Code. This section shallbecorne operative on January 1, 1991. (Added by Stats. 1988,c.296, Smtion 3,operative Jan. 1, 1991. Amended by Stats. 1989,c. 11397, Section 19, operative Jan. 1, 1991.)