153.018 Maximum fines
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153.018 Maximum fines.
(1)The penalty for committing a violation is a fine. The law creating a violation may impose other penalties in addition to a fine but may not impose a term of imprisonment.
(2)Except as otherwise provided by law, the maximum fine for a violation committed by an individual is:
(a)$2,000 for a Class A violation.
(b)$1,000 for a Class B violation.
(c)$500 for a Class C violation.
(d)$250 for a Class D violation.
(e)$2,000 for a specific fine violation, or the maximum amount otherwise established by law for the specific fine violation.
(3)If a special corporate fine is specified in the law creating the violation, the sentence to pay a fine shall be governed by the law creating the violation. Except as otherwise provided by law, if a special corporate fine is not specified in the law creating the violation, the maximum fine for a violation committed by a corporation is:
(a)$4,000 for a Class A violation.
(b)$2,000 for a Class B violation.
(c)$1,000 for a Class C violation.
(d)$500 for a Class D violation. [1999 c.1051 §6; 2003 c.737 §103; 2011 c.597 §7; 2021 c.2 §19; 2021 c.591 §12; 2024 c.70 §60]