2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
NRS 445A.950 - Civil penalty; administrative fine.

1. Any supplier of water who:

(a) Violates any standard established pursuant to NRS 445A.855;

(b) Violates or fails to comply with an emergency order issued pursuant to NRS 445A.930;

(c) Violates any condition imposed by the Commission upon granting a variance or exemption under NRS 445A.935;

(d) Violates a regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 445A.860; or

(e) Fails to give a notice as required by NRS 445A.940,

is liable for a civil penalty, to be recovered by the Attorney General in the name of the Division, of not more than $5,000 for each day of the violation.

2. In addition to the civil penalty prescribed in subsection 1, the Division may impose an administrative fine against a supplier of water who commits any violation enumerated in subsection 1. The administrative fine imposed may not be more than $2,500 per day for each such violation.

3. The civil penalty and administrative fine prescribed in this section may be imposed in addition to any other penalties or relief prescribed in NRS 445A.800 to 445A.955, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 1977, 455; A 1991, 404, 615, 1041; 2001, 635; 2005, 557)