Nevada Revised Statutes 445B.470 – Prohibited acts; penalty; establishment of violation; request for prosecution
1. A person shall not knowingly:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 445B.470
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) Violate any applicable provision, the terms or conditions of any permit or any provision for the filing of information;
(b) Fail to pay any fee;
(c) Falsify any material statement, representation or certification in any notice or report; or
(d) Render inaccurate any monitoring device or method, required pursuant to the provisions of NRS 445B.100 to 445B.450, inclusive, or 445B.470 to 445B.640, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant to those provisions.
2. Any person who violates any provision of subsection 1 shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 for each day of the violation.
3. The burden of proof and degree of knowledge required to establish a violation of subsection 1 are the same as those required by 42 U.S.C. § 7413(c), as that section existed on October 1, 1993.
4. If, in the judgment of the Director of the Department or the Director’s designee, any person is engaged in any act or practice which constitutes a criminal offense pursuant to NRS 445B.100 to 445B.640, inclusive, the Director of the Department or the designee may request that the Attorney General or the district attorney of the county in which the criminal offense is alleged to have occurred institute by indictment or information a criminal prosecution of the person.
5. If, in the judgment of the control officer of a local air pollution control board, any person is engaged in such an act or practice, the control officer may request that the district attorney of the county in which the criminal offense is alleged to have occurred institute by indictment or information a criminal prosecution of the person.