§ 5-1-6-19. PENALTIES.

   (A)   Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties of this Article 1 in accordance with § 5-1-1-16, and, further, at the discretion of the Director, may:

      (1)   Be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each day work was conducted in violation of this chapter; and/or

      (2)   May be denied construction permits for a period of time not to exceed one year from the date of the violation.

   (B)   This penalty shall in no way limit the operation of special penalties for specific provisions of this Article 1, nor shall the special penalties in any way limit the operation of this general penalty.

   (C)   Additionally, if work for which a permit is required by this chapter has been commenced without compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the permit fee imposed under § 5-1-6-3(B) shall be increased by five times the applicable amount. This sanction shall in no way limit the operation of penalties provided elsewhere in this Article 1.