Section 74-4-12 - Penalty; civil

Any person who violates any provision of the Hazardous Waste Act, any rule made pursuant to that act or any compliance order issued by the director pursuant to Section 74-4-10 NMSA 1978 may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day during any portion of which a violation occurs. For violations related to storage tanks, 'per violation' means per tank. History: 1953 Comp., § 12-9B-12, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 313, § 12; 1981 (1st S.S.), ch. 8, § 11; 1987, ch. 179, § 10; 1989, ch. 322, § 15; 2001, ch. 325, § 9. ANNOTATIONSThe 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, deleted 'underground' preceding 'storage tanks' and made a stylistic change. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61A Am. Jur. 2d Pollution Control § 2032 et seq.