Legal Opinion
People v. Buena Vista Mines, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 19, 1996No. B097891PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
Water Code section 13387, subdivision (c) provides that a water polluter who “knowingly” violates section 13387, subdivision (a), shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $50,000 for each day of violation or by imprisonment for not more than three years, or by both. Neither the word, “felony” nor the words, “state prison” are used in the statute. Relying on In re Humphrey (1923) 64 Cal.App. 572 [222 P. 366], the superior court ruled that violation of Water Code section 13387, subdivision (c), is a misdemeanor.
When section 13387 is viewed in its…
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