2015 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
NRS 445A.705 - Violations: Criminal penalties.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 445A.710 or unless a greater penalty is prescribed by NRS 459.600, a person who intentionally or with criminal negligence violates NRS 445A.465 or 445A.575, any limitation established pursuant to NRS 445A.525 and 445A.530, the terms or conditions of a permit issued pursuant to NRS 445A.495 to 445A.515, inclusive, or any final order issued under NRS 445A.690, except a final order concerning a diffuse source, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day of the violation or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 364 days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
2. If the conviction is for a second violation of the provisions indicated in subsection 1, the person is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
3. The penalties imposed by subsections 1 and 2 are in addition to any other penalties, civil or criminal, provided pursuant to NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1718; A 1979, 1031; 1987, 174; 1991, 829; 1995, 1279; 2013, 986)
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