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RSA 147:58 · Civil Liability for Hazardous Waste Violations

Title
X: PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter
147 · NUISANCES; TOILETS; DRAINS; EXPECTORATION; RUBBISH AND WASTE
Status
current
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147:58 Civil Liability for Hazardous Waste Violations. –

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I.

Any person who is convicted of violation of a permit, rule, standard, requirement, or order under RSA 147:55 and who is made a defendant in a civil action arising from that violation shall be liable to a successful plaintiff in an amount equal to 3 times any actual damages sustained by such plaintiff.

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II.

The provisions of this section shall not relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving the defendant's liability. Source. 1981, 268:1, eff. Aug. 15, 1981.

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Source note

Source. 1981, 268:1, eff. Aug. 15, 1981.

Source history

  • 1981, 268:1, eff. Aug. 15, 1981

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  • 2026 HB1540 reference · effective 2026-07-01

    department of environmental services. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit or restrict the adoption or enforcement of municipal health ordinances pursuant to RSA 147, related to the inspection, maintenance, upgrade, or replacement of subsurface sanitary disposal systems, or to ensure the safety and adequacy of subsurface sanitary disposal systems within the municipality. The munici

  • 2026 HB1540-FN reference · effective 2026-07-01

    department of environmental services. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit or restrict the adoption or enforcement of municipal health ordinances pursuant to RSA 147, related to the inspection, maintenance, upgrade, or replacement of subsurface sanitary disposal systems, or to ensure the safety and adequacy of subsurface sanitary disposal systems within the municipality. The munici