Any person who, with intent, violates any of the provisions of this chapter whether acting either individually or as an officer, agent, employee, or counsel of a person, firm, corporation or association, or any person whether acting individually or as the officer, employee, agent or counsel of a firm, corporation or association, who, with intent, causes or participates, either directly or indirectly, in any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail not more than six (6) months or both and upon conviction for a second or any subsequent offense be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisoned in the Penitentiary not more than three (3) years or both. Any association or corporation which, with intent, violates, or causes or participates, either directly or indirectly, in any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, for each offense, upon conviction, be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). The prosecution or conviction of one or more of the officers or employees of such corporation or association r each offense, upon conviction, be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). The prosecution or conviction of one or more of the officers or employees of such corporation or association shall not be a bar to the prosecution and conviction of the corporation or association for such offense.Laws, 1994, ch. 469, § 11, eff. 1/3/1995 (the date the U.S. Attorney General interposed no objection to the addition of this section).Brought forward by Laws, 2015, ch. 431, HB 825, 17, eff. 7/1/2015.
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