§ 74-9-37 — Penalty; criminal

A. Any person who knowingly violates any paragraph of Subsection A of Section 74- 9-31 NMSA 1978: (1) if the violation involves a quantity of solid waste that is less than five thousand pounds, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978; or (2) if the violation involves a quantity of solid waste that is five thousand pounds or greater, is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. B. Any person who knowingly violates any paragraph of Subsection A of Section 74- 9-31 NMSA 1978 and the violation involves any quantity of infectious waste is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31- 18-15 NMSA 1978. C. Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of Section 74- 9-31 NMSA 1978 pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (2) of Subsection A or Subsection B or D of this section is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. D. Any person who knowingly omits any material information or knowingly makes a false material statement or representation required pursuant to the provisions of Section 74-9-20 or 74-9-21 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.

Legislative History

Laws 1990, ch. 99, § 37; 1995, ch. 132, § 2.