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Arizona Revised Statutes Title 49. The Environment § 49-263. Criminal violations; classification; definition

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. It is unlawful to:

1. Discharge without a permit or appropriate authority under this chapter.

2. Fail to monitor, sample or report discharges as required by a permit issued under this chapter.

3. Violate a discharge limitation specified in a permit issued under this chapter.

4. Violate a water quality standard.

5. Commence underground injection or construction of an underground injection well without a permit or other appropriate authority under this chapter.

6. Violate any underground injection standard or requirement that is required by a permit issued or authorized under this chapter.

B. A person who with criminal negligence performs an act prohibited under subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.

C. A person who knowingly performs an act prohibited under subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 5 felony.

D. A person who knowingly or recklessly manifests an extreme indifference for human life in performing an act prohibited under subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 2 felony.

E. For a class II well, a person who knowingly violates any underground injection control permit program requirements prescribed by this chapter may be subject to pipeline (production) severance.

F. A violation of any provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise prescribed is a class 2 misdemeanor.

G. The attorney general may enforce this section.

H. Monetary criminal penalties obtained under this section shall be deposited, pursuant to §§ 35-146 and 35-147, in the state general fund.

I. For purposes of this section “person” has the meaning assigned to that term by § 13-105.

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