(1) The nature and severity of the violation;

(2) The good or bad faith exhibited by the cited person;

(3) Evidence that the violation was willful;

(4) History of violations of the same or similar nature;

(5) The extent to which the cited person has cooperated with the Board and the Board's investigation;

(6) The extent to which the cited person has mitigated or attempted to mitigate any damage or injury caused by his or her violation; and

(7) Such other matters as justice may require.

(1) Class “A” violations are violations which the executive officer has determined involve a person who has violated Business and Professions Code section 5640 by, including but not limited to, acting in the capacity of a landscape architect or engaging in the practice of landscape architecture. A class “A” violation is subject to an administrative fine in an amount not less than seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) and not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each and every violation.

(2) Class “B” violations are violations which the executive officer has determined involve either a person who, while engaged in the practice of landscape architecture, has violated a statute or regulation relating to the practice of landscape architecture and which has caused physical damage to a structure or building or to real property or monetary damage to a client or member of the public, or a person who has committed a class “C” violation and has one or more prior, separate class “C” violations. A class “B” violation is subject to an administrative fine in an amount not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each and every violation.

(3) Class “C” violations are violations which the executive officer has determined involve a person who, while engaged in the practice of landscape architecture, has violated a statute or regulation relating to the practice of landscape architecture and which has not caused either the death or bodily injury to another person or physical damage to a structure or building or to real property or monetary damage to a client or a member of the public. A class “C” violation is subject to an administrative fine in an amount not less than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) and not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each and every violation.

(1) The citation involves a violation that has an immediate relationship to the health and safety of another person.

(2) The cited person has a history of two or more prior citations of the same or similar violations.

(3) The citation involves multiple violations that demonstrate a willful disregard of the law.

(4) The citation involves a violation or violations perpetrated against a senior citizen or disabled person.