Section 15-223.1. Orders; penalty for noncompliance  


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  • a. Any person who
      shall  violate  or  fail  to  comply  with  an  order  issued   by   the
      commissioner,  except  an order issued pursuant to section 15-230, shall
      be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
      by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars. Such person shall also be
      subject to the payment of a civil penalty of not more than five thousand
      dollars to be recovered in a civil action brought in  the  name  of  the
      commissioner or in a proceeding before the environmental control board.
        b.  Any  person who shall knowingly violate or fail to comply with any
      order of the commissioner, except an order issued  pursuant  to  section
      15-230,  shall  be  guilty  of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
      shall be punished by a fine of not more than  ten  thousand  dollars  or
      imprisonment for not more than six months or both for each offense. Such
      person  shall  also  be  subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten
      thousand dollars to be recovered in a civil action brought in  the  name
      of  the commissioner or in a proceeding before the environmental control
      board.
     
        * NB Added L.L. 80/85 § 8, language juxtaposed per Ch. 907/85 § 14