26B-1-224. Criminal and civil penalties and liability for violations.
(1) Any person, association, corporation, or an officer of a person, an association, or a corporation, who violates any provision of Sectionor, or lawful orders of the department or a local health department in a criminal proceeding is guilty of a class B misdemeanor for the first violation, and for any subsequent similar violation within two years, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, except this section does not establish the criminal penalty for a violation of Section. 26B-1-222 26B-1-223 26B-8-134 Conviction in a criminal proceeding does not preclude the department or a local health department from assessment of any civil penalty, administrative civil money penalty or to deny, revoke, condition, or refuse to renew a permit, license, or certificate or to seek other injunctive or equitable remedies.
(2) Subject to Subsectionsand, any association, corporation, or an officer of an association or a corporation, who violates any provision of this title or lawful orders of the department or a local health department, or rules adopted under this title by the department: (2)(c) (d) may be assessed, in a judicial civil proceeding, a penalty not to exceed the sum of $5,000 per violation; or may be assessed, in an administrative action in accordance with, or similar procedures adopted by local or county government, a penalty not to exceed the sum of $5,000 per violation. Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act Subject to Subsectionsand, an individual who violates any provision of this title or lawful orders of the department or a local health department, or rules adopted under this title by the department: (2)(c) (d) may be assessed, in a judicial civil proceeding, a penalty not to exceed the sum of $150 per violation; or may be assessed, in an administrative action in accordance with, or similar procedures adopted by local or county government, a penalty not to exceed the sum of $150 per violation. Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act Except as provided in Subsection, a penalty described in Subsectionormay only be assessed against the same individual, association, or corporation one time in a calendar week. (2)(c)(ii) (2)(a) (b) Notwithstanding Subsection, an individual, an association, a corporation, or an officer of an association or a corporation, who willfully disregards or recklessly violates a provision of this title or lawful orders of the department or a local health department, or rules adopted under this title by the department, may be assessed a penalty as described in Subsectionfor each day of violation if it is determined that the violation is likely to result in a serious threat to public health. (2)(c)(i) (2)(a) Upon reasonable cause shown in judicial civil proceeding or an administrative action, a penalty imposed under this Subsectionmay be waived or reduced. (2)
(3) Assessment of any civil penalty or administrative penalty does not preclude the department or a local health department from seeking criminal penalties or to deny, revoke, impose conditions on, or refuse to renew a permit, license, or certificate or to seek other injunctive or equitable remedies.
(4) In addition to any penalties imposed under Subsection, a person, association, corporation, or an officer of a person, an association, or a corporation, is liable for any expense incurred by the department in removing or abating any health or sanitation violations, including any nuisance, source of filth, cause of sickness, or dead animal. (1)