2005 Minnesota Statutes - 144.386 — Penalties.

     144.386 Penalties. 


    Subdivision 1.    Basic fine.  A person who violates a 
 rule of the commissioner, fails to comply with the terms of a 
 variance or exemption, or fails to request a variance or 
 exemption by the date specified in the notice from the 
 commissioner, may be fined up to $1,000 for each day the offense 
 continues, in a civil action brought by the commissioner in 
 district court.  All fines shall be deposited in the general 
 fund of the state treasury. 


    Subd. 2.    Gross misdemeanor fine.  A person who 
 intentionally or repeatedly violates a rule of the commissioner, 
 or fails to comply with an emergency order of the commissioner, 
 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, and may be fined not more than 
 $10,000, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. 


    Subd. 3.    Drinking water notice; fine.  A supplier 
 who fails to comply with the provisions of section 144.385, or 
 disseminates false or misleading information relating to the 
 notice required in section 144.385, is subject to the penalties 
 described in subdivision 2. 


    Subd. 4. Repealed, 1993 c 206 s 25 


    HIST: 1977 c 66 s 6; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11