§22-22-14. Criminal penalty for violation of chapter, etc.

(a) Any person who willfully or with gross negligence violates any provision of the chapter, or rule, regulation or standard adopted under this chapter, or any condition or limitation in a permit issued under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than $2,500.00 nor more than $25,000.00 per day of violation or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. If the conviction is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this subsection, punishment shall be by a fine of not less than $5,000.00 nor more than $50,000.00 per day of violation or by imprisonment for not less than one year and one day nor more than two years, or by both.

(b) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed, or required to be maintained, under this chapter or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.

(Acts 1973, No. 1166, p. 1959; Acts 1979, No. 79-277, p. 415, §7; Acts 1986, No. 86-542, p. 1053, §5.)