§ 61-38-10 — Penalties (Contingent effective date - See note)

The department of water resources may assess or sue to recover civil penalties and seek
criminal remedies as provided in this section.
1. The department may assess or recover civil penalties for discharges of dredged or fill
material without a required permit or in violation of any permit condition of up to five
thousand dollars per day of such violation.
2. The department may seek criminal fines against any person who willfully or with
criminal negligence discharges dredged or fill material without a required permit or
violates any permit condition issued under this chapter of up to ten thousand dollars
per day of the violation.
3. The department of water resources may seek criminal fines against any person who
knowingly makes a false statement, representation, or certification in any application,
record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this
chapter or any rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, or falsifies, tampers with, or
knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be
maintained under the permit of up to five thousand dollars for each instance of
violation.