Section 49-550 - Violation; classification; civil penaltyA. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, any person who violates any provision of this article or any rule of the director adopted under this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.B. Any person who makes or issues any imitation or counterfeit of an official certificate or certificates of inspection or waiver is guilty of a class 5 felony.C. Any person who knowingly demands or collects a fee for the inspection of a vehicle other than the fee fixed by the director for the inspection of vehicles of the same class is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.D. Any person who makes or provides to the director the written statement required to obtain a certificate of waiver pursuant to section 49-542, subsection L, knowing the statement to be false, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.E. In addition to any other criminal penalty provided by law, a person who owns a vehicle and whose residence is located outside of area A or area B but who commutes in that vehicle to the driver's principal place of employment located within area A or area B without complying with this article or who violates section 15-1444, subsection D or section 15-1627 is subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars for a first violation of this subsection. For a second violation of this subsection within a one year period, a court shall impose a civil penalty of three hundred dollars. A court shall impose a civil penalty of twenty-five dollars for a first time violation of this subsection if the owner presents evidence that the vehicle is in compliance with this article.F. In addition to any other criminal penalty provided by law, any dealer who is licensed to sell motor vehicles pursuant to title 28, chapter 10, whose place of business is located in area A or area B and who delivers a vehicle that does not conform with this section is subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for a first violation of this subsection. For the second violation of this subsection within a one year period, a court shall impose a civil penalty of two thousand dollars and a suspension of the dealer's license for a period of ninety days.