{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-147-a-17","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 147-A:17","heading":"Civil Forfeiture.","body":"I. Any person shall be subject to a civil forfeiture of up to $50,000 for each day of a continuing violation, in addition to enforcement by injunctive relief, who violates:\n(a) Any provision of RSA 147-A or any rule adopted by the commissioner relative to RSA 147-A; or\n(b) Any term or condition of a permit or an order issued under RSA 147-A.\nII. Civil forfeitures levied under RSA 147-A:17, I, shall be paid to the New Hampshire hazardous waste cleanup fund established under RSA 147-B.\nIII. In addition to any civil forfeiture imposed under RSA 147-A:17, I, any person who violates or causes or suffers a violation of RSA 147-A:17, I, shall be strictly liable without regard to fault for costs directly or indirectly resulting from the violation relating to:\n(a) Containment of hazardous wastes;\n(b) Necessary cleanup and restoration of the site and the surrounding environment; and\n(c) Removal of the hazardous wastes.","path":["Title X: PUBLIC HEALTH","Chapter 147-A: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/X/147-A/147-A-17.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T13:27:24Z","sha256":"8bae2fbb6649f8d6199408fc16b1cc47e131de36b91a1e68f70dfea9ad409489","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-147-a-16-b","next":"us-nh/rsa-147-a-17-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}