Sec. 15. (a) A person that violates a requirement under this article is subject to a civil penalty under this section.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a person that violates a requirement under this article shall pay to the department a civil penalty as follows:
(1) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for a first violation.
(2) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a second violation.
(3) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a third and each subsequent violation.
(c) If a person issued a civil penalty under subsection (b) for a violation of a requirement under this article does not remedy the violation in the time prescribed by the department, the person is subject to a cessation order issued by the department. A person that is issued a cessation order under this section must pay a civil penalty of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per day, for not more than thirty (30) days, for each day the violation remains unremedied.
(d) If a person does not obtain from the department a certificate or permit required under this article:
(1) the person shall pay to the department a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and
(2) the department shall issue to the person a cessation order in accordance with subsection (c).
(e) A civil penalty or cessation order assessed or issued under this section is subject to review and appeal under IC 4-21.5.
(f) The department shall deposit civil penalties collected under this chapter in the carbon dioxide storage facility trust fund established by section 10 of this chapter.