{"data":{"id":"us-de/3-del.-c.-1077","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"3 Del. C. § 1077","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or associated rules and regulations shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 months, or both.\n(b) Any person found guilty of a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this subchapter is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, or both. For the purposes of this subsection, a second or subsequent violation is one that has occurred within 2 years of any prior violation of this subchapter.\n(c) The Justice of the Peace Court shall have original jurisdiction to hear and determine violations of this subchapter.","path":["Title 3. Agriculture","Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER 10. State Forestry","Subchapter VI. Water Quality as It Relates to Silvicultural Systems and Sedimentation and Erosion Control"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title3/c010/sc06/index.html#1077","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:03Z","sha256":"05d216dd9d6ce693301fc909c926642babdc4e9b478615681e50a48559d0f72d","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/3-del.-c.-1076","next":"us-de/3-del.-c.-1078"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}