Current through December 10, 2024
The penalty increases for subsequent violations. The penalties were established by considering the following criteria:
1. the seriousness of the violation, including but not limited to the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, and the hazard or potential hazard created to the safety or the health of the public;2. the extent of the damage to property or the environment caused by the violation;3. the history of previous violations;4. the penalty necessary to deter future violations;5. efforts on behalf of the violator to correct the violation; and6. any other consideration that justice may require.2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-12-124.2
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-17.