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SDCL § 34A-6-101: Court-imposed monetary penalties.

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  1. TITLE 34A. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
  2. CHAPTER 34A-6. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

If a person is convicted of a crime under the provisions of §§ 34A-6-93 to 34A-6-102, inclusive, the sentence of the court, in addition to the penalties provided in §§ 22-6-1 and 22-6-2, may include the following:

(1) Payment of the cost of restoring to its original state the area where infectious waste was released unlawfully in violation of the provisions of this chapter;

(2) A sentence to pay a fine in an amount fixed by the court, not exceeding the higher of:

(a) One hundred fifty thousand dollars for a Class 4 felony;

(b) One hundred thousand dollars for a Class 5 felony;

(c) Fifty thousand dollars for a Class 6 felony;

(d) Fifteen thousand dollars for a Class 1 misdemeanor; or

(e) Double the amount of the defendant's gain from the commission of the crime.

Source: SL 1992, ch 259, § 9.

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