As Amended
SEC. 49-27-51. After-the-fact authorization for work upon proper application; civil and criminal actions; who may initiate.
(1) If the person or persons believed to be in violation of this chapter submit a proper application for any unauthorized work and the commission determines that the work has been conducted in accordance with the public policy as set forth in Section 49-27-3, the commission shall issue after-the-fact authorization for the work. For conducting the work without first obtaining a current and valid permit, the commission may further order and levy a fine not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for residential type regulated activity and a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for commercial and industrial type regulated activity.
(2) If the procedure described in subsection (1) fails to resolve the violation, the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi at the request of the commission, a district attorney having jurisdiction, or a county attorney having jurisdiction may initiate the civil or criminal actions, or both civil and criminal actions, as described in this chapter against any person or persons believed to be in violation of this chapter.
(3) The parties described in subsection (2) of this section may initiate action to enjoin any person or persons believed to be in violation of this chapter.
SOURCES: Laws, 1973, ch. 385, Sec. 8(a)(b); 1974, ch. 401, Sec. 9; 1982, ch. 313, eff from and after July 1, 1982. Laws, 1994, ch. 578, Sec. 44, eff from and after July 1, 1994