New Hampshire Revised Statutes 147:58 – Civil Liability for Hazardous Waste Violations
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I. Any person who is convicted of violation of a permit, rule, standard, requirement, or order under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147:55 and who is made a defendant in a civil action arising from that violation shall be liable to a successful plaintiff in an amount equal to 3 times any actual damages sustained by such plaintiff.
II. The provisions of this section shall not relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving the defendant’s liability.
II. The provisions of this section shall not relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving the defendant’s liability.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 147:58
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.