34-40-204 - Criminal penalty -- Enforcement.

34-40-204. Criminal penalty -- Enforcement.
(1) (a) Repeated violation of this chapter is a class B misdemeanor.
(b) "Repeated violations" does not include separate violations as to individual employeesarising out of the same investigation or enforcement action.
(2) Upon the third violation by the same employer within a three-year period, thecommission may prosecute a criminal action in the name of the state.
(3) The county attorney, district attorney, or attorney general shall provide assistance inprosecutions under this section at the request of the commission.

Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session