77.990 Penalties.
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(1)A person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for the
assessment by the district of a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars
($10,000). Every day or any portion thereof during which the violation occurs or
continues shall constitute a separate offense. If the violation is not settled by the
payment of an assessment to the district, the district may proceed by a civil or
criminal action with the penalties provided in subsections (2), (3), and
(4)of this
section. After a civil or criminal action reaches final adjudication in court, the
district shall not assess a further civil penalty for the violation.
(2)In a civil action, a person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
liable for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Every day or
any portion thereof during which the violation occurs or continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
(3)In a criminal action, any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or by imprisonment
for a term of less than ninety
(90)days. Every day or any portion thereof during
which the violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(4)Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, or who
knowingly provides false information in any document filed or required to be
maintained under this chapter, or who knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring
device or method shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not to exceed ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than one
year and not more than five
(5)years, or by both fine and imprisonment, for each
separate violation. Every day or any portion thereof during which the violation
occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.