Or. Admin. R. 839-014-0430 - Criteria for Determining a Civil Penalty

(1) The commissioner may consider the following mitigating and aggravating circumstances when determining the amount of any civil penalty to be imposed, and shall cite those the Commissioner finds to be appropriate:

(a) The history of the farm-worker camp operator or other person in taking all necessary measures to prevent or correct violations of statutes or rules;

(b) Prior violations, if any, of statutes or rules;

(c) The magnitude and seriousness of the violation;

(d) Whether the farm-worker camp operator or other person knew or should have known of the violation.

(2) It shall be the responsibility of the farm-worker camp operator or other person to provide the commissioner any mitigating evidence concerning the amount of the civil penalty to be imposed.

(3) In arriving at the actual amount of the civil penalty, the commissioner shall consider the amount of money or valuables, if any, taken from camp occupants by the farm-worker camp operator or other person in violation of any statute or rule.

(4) Notwithstanding any other section of this rule, the commissioner shall consider all mitigating circumstances presented by the farm-worker camp operator or other person for the purpose of reducing the amount of the civil penalty to be imposed.

Notes

Or. Admin. R. 839-014-0430

BL 2-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-90; BL 1-1996, f. & cert. ef. 1-9-96

Stat. Auth.: ORS 164, ORS 165, ORS 651, ORS 658 & ORS 962

Stats. Implemented: ORS 658.705 - ORS 658.850