2021 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects
NRS 519A.280 - Penalties; disposition of money; injunctions and other remedies.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 445C.010 to 445C.120, inclusive, a person who violates any provision of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280, inclusive, or any regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any criminal penalty, is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Division at a hearing for which notice has been given, in an amount determined pursuant to the schedule adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160.
2. Any money received by the Division pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the appropriate account of the Division. All interest earned on the money credited pursuant to this section must be credited to the account to which the money was credited.
3. In addition to any other remedy provided by this chapter, the Division may compel compliance with any provision of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280, inclusive, or of any regulation adopted or permit or order issued pursuant to those sections, by injunction or other appropriate remedy. The Division may institute and maintain in the name of the State of Nevada any such enforcement proceedings.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1287; A 1997, 1081; 2003, 347; 2019, 3980)
