Hawaii § 342B-49 - Criminal penalties.
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§ 342B-49. Criminal penalties.
(a) Any person who knowingly violates any applicable standards or limitations, any condition in a permit issued pursuant to this chapter, any order, any rule, or any fee or filing requirement, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day of each violation or by imprisonment not to exceed five years, or both. (b) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any form, in any notice or report required by a permit, or who knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required by the department to be maintained by the person pursuant to this chapter, or who fails to report as required by this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day of each violation or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. (c) Any person who negligently releases into the ambient air any hazardous air pollutant or extremely hazardous substance and who at the time negligently places another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day of each violation, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. If a conviction of any person under this subsection is for a violation committed after a first conviction of the person under this subsection, the maximum punishment shall be doubled with respect to both the fine and imprisonment. (d) Any person who knowingly releases into the ambient air any hazardous air pollutant or extremely hazardous substance and who knows at the time that another person is thereby placed in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day of each violation, or imprisonment for not more than fifteen years, or both. Any organization which violates this subsection shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000,000. If a conviction of any person under this subsection is for a violation committed after a first conviction of the person under this subsection, the maximum punishment shall be doubled with respect to both the fine and imprisonment. [L 1992, c 240, pt of §1; am L 1993, c 208, §9] Previous Vol06_Ch0321-0344 Next
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Section 342B-49 ("Criminal penalties.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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