§15A-10-22. Penalties.

(a) Any person who violates any regulations promulgated by the State Fire Commission as provided in §15A-11-1 et seq. of this code, or by the State Fire Marshal as provided in this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100 or confined in the county jail not more than 90 days, or both.

Each day during which any illegal erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance or use continues after knowledge or official notice that it is illegal is a separate offense.

(b) Except as provided by the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, any person who violates the provisions of §15A-10-20 of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined for a first offense not more than $100 or confined in jail for not more than 30 days, or both fined and confined; and for a second and each subsequent offense, fined not less than $100 nor more than $500, or confined in jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year, or both.

(c) Any person who violates the provisions of §15A-10-20 of this code with the intent to cause injury to the person of another, to cause destruction of the property of another, or to divert the attention of law enforcement or fire personnel to help effectuate the commission of another crime shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than three years, or fined not more than $500, or both fined and confined.

(d) Any officer who knowingly and willfully fails to perform any duty required of him or her by this article or who violates any of its provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $50 for each failure or violation.

(e) Any person who violates any other provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100 or confined in jail not more than 90 days, or both fined and confined.