§445-235  Prohibitions; penalty.  [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2009.  L 2007, c 197, §7.]  Any person who violates sections 445-232 and 445-233, or any person who falsifies a statement required by section 445-233, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with chapter 706, except that the court shall impose a minimum sentence of:

     (1)  A fine of $1,000 for the first offense;

     (2)  A fine of $3,000 for the second offense; and

     (3)  A fine of $5,000 and the suspension of the scrap dealer's license for a period of six months for the third or subsequent offense; provided that if the third or subsequent offense occurs within a five-year period from the occurrence of two prior offenses, the scrap dealer shall be subject to license revocation. [L 1976, c 230, pt of §2; am L 2007, c 197, §4]