61-9-512. Violation of rules -- penalty.
61-9-512. Violation of rules -- penalty. (1) Any violation of any rules adopted by the department is a misdemeanor.
(2) A person convicted of a violation of any standard adopted pursuant to 61-10-154 shall be fined not less than $25 or more than $500 for the first offense and not less than $25 or more than $1,000 for each subsequent offense.
(3) The penalties provided in subsection (2) apply to any motor carrier that is a corporation subject to the standards adopted pursuant to 61-10-154. The penalties may be imposed against:
(a) a director or officer of the corporation;
(b) any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or person acting for or employed by the corporation; or
(c) any broker of property or officer, agent, or employee of the broker.
History: En. Sec. 119, Ch. 263, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 233, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-122(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 386, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 83, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 366, L. 2005.