1. A. The Department may refrain from issuing a Notice of Violation for Severity Level IV or V violations identified by the registrant or licensee provided the severity level IV or V violations are identified in an inspection report, the report includes a brief description of the corrective action, and the violation meets all of the following criteria:

   1. 1. It was identified by the licensee, as a result of an event discovered by the licensee or registrant;
   2. 2. It was not a violation that could reasonably be expected to have been prevented by the licensee’s or registrant’s corrective action for a previous violation or a previous licensee or registrant finding;
   3. 3. It was or will be corrected within a reasonable time, by specific corrective action committed to by the registrant or licensee by the end of the inspection. The corrective action shall include comprehensive measures that will prevent reoccurrence;

   4. 4. It was not a willful violation or, if it was willful:

      1. a. The violation was reported to the Department;
      2. b. The violation appears to be the isolated action of an employee without management involvement and the violation was not caused by lack of management oversignt;
      3. c. Significant remedial action was taken by the licensee or registrant, demonstrating the seriousness of the violation to all affected personnel.

2. B. The Director may:

   1. 1. Reduce the scheduled civil penalty, including any augmentation, by 50% for the discovery, remedy, and voluntary reporting of a severity level I or II violation by the registrant or licensee; or
   2. 2. Waive the scheduled civil penalty, including augmented civil penalties, for the discovery, remedy, and voluntary reporting of a severity level III, IV, or V violation by the registrant or licensee. For the purposes of this rule, “voluntary reporting” means that the registrant or licensee has notified the Department of a violation, the reporting of which may or may not be required under 9 A.A.C. 7.

Historical Note

New Section R9-7-1214 recodified from R12-1-1214 at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March 22, 2018 (Supp. 18-1).