Sec. 6. (a) A person who:
(1) knowingly or intentionally violates:
(A) the terms of a permit issued under IC 13-18-22 that relates to state regulated wetlands; or
(B) a statute that relates to state regulated wetlands; and
(2) causes substantial harm to a state regulated wetland;
commits a Level 6 felony.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 35-50-2-6(a), IC 35-50-2-7(a), or IC 35-50-3-2, the court may order a person convicted under this section to pay:
(1) a fine of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000) and not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each day of violation; or
(2) if the person has a prior unrelated conviction for an offense under this title that may be punished as a felony, a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each day of violation.
In determining the amount of a fine imposed for a violation of this section, the court shall consider any improper economic benefit, including unjust enrichment, received by the defendant as a result of the unlawful conduct.
As added by P.L.137-2007, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.198.
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