SIP - PSCAA - Reg 1 - Section 3.13
SECTION 3.13 CRIMINAL PENALTIES
(a) Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Chapter 70.94 RCW or any rules or regulations in force pursuant thereto, shall be guilty of a crime and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year, or by both for each separate violation.
(b) Any person who negligently releases into the ambient air any substance listed by the Department of Ecology as a hazardous air pollutant, other than in compliance with the terms of an applicable permit or emission limit, and who at the time negligently places another person in imminent danger of death or substantial bodily harm shall be guilty of a crime and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
(c) Any person who knowingly releases into the ambient air any substance listed by the Department of Ecology as a hazardous air pollutant, other than in compliance with the terms of an applicable permit or emission limit, and who knows at the time that he or she thereby places another person in imminent danger of death or substantial bodily harm, shall be guilty of a crime and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $50,000.00, or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.
State adopted: 8/8/91; EPA effective: 9/30/04