accrue, shall constitute a debt of the person to the Safe
Drinking Water Account. The debt shall constitute a lien on
all property owned by the person when a notice of lien
incorporating a description of the property of the person
subject to the action is duly filed with the prothonotary of
the court of common pleas where the property is located. Upon
entry by the prothonotary, the lien shall attach to the
revenues and all real and personal property of the person,
whether or not the person is solvent. The notice of lien
shall create a lien with priority over all subsequent claims
or liens that are filed against the person.
(b) Criminal penalties.--
(1) A person who violates section 7.1, a rule or
regulation adopted under section 7.1 or an order of the
department issued pursuant to section 7.1 commits a summary
offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,500 for each
separate offense and, in default of the payment of the fine,
may be sentenced to imprisonment for 90 days for each
separate offense. Employees of the department authorized to
conduct inspections or investigations are declared to be law
enforcement officers authorized to issue or file citations
for summary violations under section 7.1, and the General
Counsel is hereby authorized to prosecute these offenses. For
purposes of this subsection, a summary offense may be
prosecuted before any district justice in the county where
the offense occurred.
(2) A person who willfully or negligently violates
section 7.1, a rule or regulation adopted under section 7.1
or an order of the department issued pursuant to section 7.1
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