461A.250 - Criminal, civil and administrative penalties; disposition of money collected as civil penalties. - Nevada Statutes

461A.250  Criminal, civil and administrative penalties; disposition of money collected as civil penalties.

      1.  Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any order issued by the agency for enforcement is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, in addition to any criminal penalty that might be imposed, any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation issued pursuant thereto is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each violation or for each day of a continuing violation. The agency for enforcement may bring an action in the appropriate court to collect the civil penalty.

      3.  All money collected as civil penalties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be deposited in the State General Fund or the general fund of the city or county, as the case may be.

      4.  In addition to any criminal penalty that might be imposed, the Administrator may, in lieu of bringing an action to collect a civil penalty pursuant to subsection 2, impose on and collect from any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation issued pursuant thereto an administrative fine of not more than $500 for each violation or for each day of a continuing violation.

      (Added to NRS by 1981, 1236; A 2005, 2333)