Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY |
CHAPTER444. Sanitation |
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE |
NRS444.610. Unlawful acts; penalties.
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1. Any person who violates any regulation adopted by the State Environmental Commission or any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of a municipality or district board of health is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Each day or part of a day during which such violation is continued or repeated constitutes a separate offense.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 445C.010 to 445C.120, inclusive:
(a) A person convicted of violating subsection 1 is, in addition to any criminal penalty imposed, liable for a civil penalty upon each such conviction; and
(b) A court, before whom a defendant is convicted of a violation of subsection 1, shall for each violation order the defendant to pay a civil penalty which is at least $500 but not more than $5,000.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1180; A 1975, 1402; 2001, 1234)