1. (a) A collector, a recycler, a dual entity, a Local Government, or a manufacturer shall prepare and submit applications, claims, Proofs of Designation, or reports required pursuant to this Chapter in the manner designated by CalRecycle.
2. (b) CalRecycle shall only accept collector, recycler or dual entity applications bearing the signature of one or more Authorized Signatories designated pursuant to Section 18660.11.
3. (c) For collectors, recyclers, or dual entities, CalRecycle shall accept payment claims and reports bearing a Signature by any person with Signatory Authority designated pursuant to Section 18660.11. Payment claims and reports bearing a Signature by any person that does not have Signatory Authority designated pursuant to Section 18660.11, shall be deemed incomplete and not be accepted for review or evaluation by CalRecycle.
4. (d) For manufacturers, CalRecycle shall only accept reports containing all the required information and bearing a Signature of an Authorized Signatory.

5. (e) Beginning April 1, 2026, if a person, collector, recycler, dual entity, local government, or manufacturer, seeks to submit documentation, including an application, payment claim, report, or to provide other information pursuant to the Act and this Chapter, the applicable information shall be submitted to CalRecycle using CalRecycle's designated electronic information submittal system available from CalRecycle's website that is utilized for the purposes of implementing the Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program.

   1. (1) Beginning April 1, 2026, all applications, application renewals, claims, and reports must be submitted electronically to CalRecycle using CalRecycle's designated electronic information submittal system available from CalRecycle's website and bear the Signature of a person with Signatory Authority designated pursuant to Section 18660.11 or 18660.35.
   2. (2) Manufacturer reports bearing a Signature by any person that does not have Signatory Authority shall be deemed incomplete and not be accepted for review or evaluation by CalRecycle.
   3. (3) Information submitted outside CalRecycle's designated electronic information submittal system will not be accepted by CalRecycle for review or consideration.
   4. (4) Any electronically filed report, notice, claim, or other document shall be deemed to be a valid, original document, including reproductions of the document made by CalRecycle onto paper or other media.
   5. (5) Nothing in this subsection shall eliminate the need for compliance with record keeping and record retention provisions required by these regulations.
6. (f) CalRecycle shall provide forms upon request that may be used to meet the requirements for the applications and payment claims specified in this Chapter.
7. (g) A collector, a recycler, a dual entity, a Local Government, or a manufacturer shall ensure that applications, claims, reports, Proofs of Designation, and all applicable supporting documentation are accurate, complete, and typed or legibly handwritten in English using permanent ink. A collector, a recycler, a dual entity, or a Local Government may void errors only by using a single line through the error. A collector, a recycler, a dual entity, or a Local Government shall not use correction fluid, correction tape or erasures for correcting errors on any document required by or submitted to CalRecycle.

8. (h) Any person, including but not limited to, collectors, recyclers, dual entities, local governments, manufacturers, or handlers, shall not make false statements or representations in any document filed, submitted, maintained, or used for purposes of compliance with the Act and this Chapter.

   1. (1) If CalRecycle determines that any information that is filed, submitted, maintained, or used for the purposes of compliance with the Act and this Chapter contains one or more false statements, CalRecycle will do any of the following:

      1. (A) Conclude its review of the information submitted and deem it incomplete or insufficient for evaluation or consideration;
      2. (B) Adjust or deny all or any portion of the payment claim by reducing the total dollar amount claimed in a payment claim that is supported by or otherwise relies upon the false statement(s); and
      3. (C) Follow the procedures set forth in Section 18660.44 of this Chapter.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 42474, 42475 and 42475.2, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42465.2, 42466.2, 42467, 42474, 42476, 42477, 42478 and 42479, Public Resources Code.

History

1. New section filed 5-10-2004 as an emergency; operative 5-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 20). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b) a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-10-2006 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Repealer and new section filed 12-13-2004 as an emergency; operative 12-13-2004 (Register 2004, No. 51). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b), emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on 12-14-2006. A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to and approved by OAL prior to that day.

3. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-13-2004 order transmitted to OAL 10-13-2006 and filed 11-27-2006 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b) (Register 2006, No. 48).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 10-29-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 44).

5. New subsection (f) filed 10-5-2015 as an emergency; operative 10-5-2015 (Register 2015, No. 41). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b), this is a statutorily deemed emergency, and the emergency language remains in effect until 10-5-2017 unless a Certificate of Compliance is transmitted to and approved by OAL, or the emergency language is revised by the Department prior to that date, whichever occurs sooner.

6. New subsection (f) refiled 8-28-2017 as an emergency; operative 10-6-2017 (Register 2017, No. 35). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b), this is a statutorily deemed emergency, and the emergency language remains in effect until 10-6-2019 unless a Certificate of Compliance is transmitted to and approved by OAL, or the emergency language is revised by the Department prior to that date, whichever occurs sooner.

7. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-30-2018 order, including amendment of section and Note, transmitted to OAL 8-3-2018 and filed 9-17-2018; amendments effective 10-1-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 38).

8. Amendment of subsections (a) and (e) and amendment of Note filed 7-3-2020; operative 10-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 27).

9. Amendment of section and Note filed 12-13-2024 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2025 (Register 2024, No. 50). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b), this is a statutory deemed emergency, and the emergency language remains in effect until 1-1-2027 unless a Certificate of Compliance is transmitted to and approved by OAL, or the emergency language is revised by the Department prior to that date, whichever occurs sooner.

10. Amendment of subsections (a), (d), (e)(2), (f) and (g) filed 12-11-2025 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b); operative 12-11-2025 (Register 2025, No. 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-11-2027 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.