Effective Feb 14, 2008MGL c. 21A, § 16 St. 1985 c. 95, §§ 2 and 3Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
A Penalty may be assessed without the prior issuance of a Noncompliance Notice if the criteria set forth in 310 CMR 5.11 are met and the violation thus being penalized was willful and not the result of error.