(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided by this title, any person, or the officer or employee of any person, who violates this title or any lawful notice or order issued pursuant to this title shall be assessed a penalty not to exceed $5,000 per violation in a civil proceeding, and is guilty of a class B misdemeanor in a criminal proceeding. (b) A subsequent criminal violation within two years is a class A misdemeanor. (2) Any person, or the officer or employee of any person, shall be liable for any expenses incurred by the department in abating any violation of this title. (3) A penalty assessment or criminal conviction under this title does not relieve the person assessed or convicted from civil liability for claims arising out of any act that was also a violation. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
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