28-9525. Civil penalties

A. A person who violates this chapter, any rule of the department or any permit requirement is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the director. A person who violates this chapter, any rule of the department or any permit requirement may request a hearing to review a civil penalty imposed under this section. The department shall conduct the hearing in accordance with title 41, chapter 6, article 10. The civil penalty may not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars for each infraction at each business location.

B. The attorney general shall bring actions to recover civil penalties pursuant to this section in the superior court in the county in which the violation occurred or in a county where the agency has its office.  All monies derived from civil penalties shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state general fund.