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Water company … penalty civil
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1980.tb04546.x
Subject(s) - supreme court , statute , law , political science , civil rights , state (computer science) , statute of limitations , installation , engineering , computer science , algorithm , mechanical engineering
A penalty imposed by a Wyoming statute for installing or modifying a public water system without a permit was civil in nature, according to the state supreme court. Thus the court held that the defendants here were not entitled to rely on their right to remain silent on the basis that the proceedings were criminal.