44-618. Penalties for violating 44-601 to 44-628. Any person willfully violating the provisions of this act, or any valid order of the secretary of labor, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction of this state shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not to exceed one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 18; R.S. 1923, 44-618; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 35; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 34; July 1.