Safe Havens
§ 9.11 (B)
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(B) Federal Waste Disposal Offense. Under federal law, it is illegal, for example, knowingly to transport any hazardous waste to a facility that does not have a permit, or to treat, store, or dispose of any hazardous waste without a permit.[114] Any person who knowingly transports, treats, stores, or disposes of a hazardous material, who knows that a person may be placed in imminent danger of death or serious injury, is punishable by a maximum of fifteen years in prison.[115]
[114] 42 U.S.C. § 6928.
[115] 42 U.S.C. § 6928(e). Serious bodily injury includes unconsciousness. 42 U.S.C. § 6928(f)(6). Even a conviction under this section is arguably not an aggravated felony.
