(a) For the purposes of this section, deliberate misconduct means an intentional act or omission that the person knows:

1. (1) could cause, or would have caused if not detected, a permittee, applicant, contractor or subcontractor to be in violation of any rule, regulation, order, or permit issued under this Part; or
2. (2) constitutes a violation of a requirement, procedure, instruction, contract, purchase order, or policy of a permittee, applicant, contractor, or subcontractor.

(b) This section applies to the following persons and their employees:

1. (1) permittees;
2. (2) applicants for permits; and
3. (3) contractors (including suppliers and consultants) and subcontractors of any permittee or applicant for a permit who knowingly provide to the permittee, applicant, contractor, or subcontractor, any components, equipment, materials, or other goods or services that relate to a permittee's or applicant's actions under this Part.

(c) The persons listed in subdivision (b) of this section, must not:

1. (1) engage in deliberate misconduct; or
2. (2) deliberately submit to the department, a permittee, an applicant, or a contractor or subcontractor of the permitee or applicant, information that the person submitting the information knows to be materially incomplete or inaccurate.