Section 9-412.1 - Tampering with public water system.
§ 9-412.1. Tampering with public water system.
(a) Prohibited activities.- A person may not tamper, attempt to tamper, or make a threat to tamper with a public water system.
(b) Civil action and penalty.-
(1) The Department may bring a civil action against any person who tampers, attempts to tamper, or makes a threat to tamper with a public water system.
(2) The court may impose a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for actual tampering, or not more than $20,000 for each attempt to tamper.
[1998, ch. 533, § 1.]