292.99 Penalties.
(1) Except as provided under sub. (1m) and s. 292.63 (10), any person who violates this chapter or any rule promulgated or any plan approval, license or special order issued under this chapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense. While an order is suspended, stayed or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.
(1m) Any person who violates s. 292.65 (12m) shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $10,000.
(2) In addition to the penalties provided under subs. (1) and (1m), the court may award the department of justice the reasonable and necessary expenses of the investigation and prosecution of the violation, including attorney fees. The department of justice shall deposit in the state treasury for deposit into the general fund all moneys that the court awards to the department or the state under this subsection. The costs of investigation and the expenses of prosecution, including attorney fees, shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gh).
History: 1995 a. 227; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2003 a. 309; 2013 a. 20.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 292 - Remedial action.
292.11 - Hazardous substance spills.
292.12 - Sites with residual contamination.
292.13 - Property affected by off-site discharge.
292.15 - Voluntary party remediation and exemption from liability.
292.16 - Responsibility of certain municipalities acquiring closed landfills.
292.19 - Responsibility of persons conducting investigations.
292.21 - Responsibility of lenders and representatives.
292.23 - Responsibility of local governmental units; solid waste.
292.24 - Responsibility of local governmental units; hazardous waste.
292.25 - Report on impact of exemptions from liability.
292.255 - Report on brownfield efforts.
292.26 - Civil immunity; local governmental units.
292.31 - Environmental repair.
292.33 - Local government cost recovery cause of action.
292.35 - Local governmental unit negotiation and cost recovery.
292.37 - Confidentiality of records.
292.41 - Abandoned containers.
292.51 - Cooperative remedial action.
292.53 - Availability of environmental insurance.
292.55 - Requests for liability clarification and technical assistance.
292.57 - Database of properties with residual contamination.
292.63 - Petroleum storage remedial action; financial assistance.
292.64 - Removal of abandoned underground petroleum storage tanks.
292.65 - Dry cleaner environmental response program.
292.68 - Reimbursement for disposal of PCB contaminated sediment.
292.70 - Indemnification for disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls.
292.72 - Brownfields revolving loan program.
292.94 - Fees related to enforcement actions.
292.95 - Review of alleged violations; environmental repair and cost recovery.
292.98 - Violations and enforcement; environmental repair and cost recovery.