59.1-136.6 - Penalties. - Virginia Statutes

§ 59.1-136.6. Penalties.

A. Any scrap metal processor who negligently violates any provisions of thisarticle may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $7,500 for eachviolation. Any attorney for the county, city, or town in which an allegedviolation of this article occurred may bring a civil action to recover such acivil penalty. The civil penalty shall be paid into the local treasury.

B. Any scrap metal processor who knowingly violates any provisions of thisarticle shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(2007, c. 917.)