Violation—Penalty.
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.20.080
in effect13.20.080 - Violation—Penalty.
A. Any person who negligently, recklessly or wilfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. Any person who negligently, recklessly or wilfully introduces or causes to be introduced into the city's water system any pollutant or hazardous substance which such person knew, or with the exercise of reasonable diligence would have known, could cause personal injury or system damage is guilty of a misdemeanor.
C. Any person who negligently, recklessly or wilfully creates or allows a cross-connection to exist which could introduce into the city's water system any pollutant or hazardous substance which such person knew, or with the exercise of reasonable diligence would have known, could cause personal injury or system damage is guilty of a misdemeanor.
D. Any person who knowingly makes a false statement, representation or certification of any material facts pertaining to backflow prevention or cross-connection control facilities or practices, knowingly falsifies any test record or other document that is required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter or removes, bypasses or otherwise renders ineffective any backflow prevention assembly is guilty of a misdemeanor.
E. Whenever in this chapter any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in this chapter the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, the doing of any such prohibited act or the failure to do any such required act shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or by any combination of such fine and imprisonment. Each day any violation of this chapter occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 1125 § 2 (part), 1994: prior code § 4.17.040)
Source: City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/north_las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT13PUSE_CH13.20BACRNN_13.20.080VIENFetched: 11/1/2026