2008 House Bill 6441 ↩

Senate Roll Call 808: Passed

To increase from $100 to $500 the civil fine for a person who attempts to return between 25 and 100 nonreturnable beverage containers for the deposits, increase the criminal penalty for between 100 and 10,000 containers to up to two years in prison and a $1,000 fine, and five years and a $5,000 fine for more than 10,000, with steeper penalties for subsequent offences. The bill also provides penalties for a retailer or distributor who knowingly accepts nonreturnables and attempts to return them to a distributor or manufacturer.