(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any association which is found to have violated any provision of this chapter may be ordered to pay a civil penalty not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). Any association which is found to have violated or failed to comply with any cease and desist order issued under the authority of this chapter may be ordered to pay a civil penalty not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for each day that the violation or failure to comply continues.(2) To enforce the provisions of this section, the commissioner is authorized to assess such penalty and to appear in a court of competent jurisdiction and to move the court to order payment of the penalty. Prior to the assessment of the penalty, a hearing shall be held by the commissioner.(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent anyone damaged by an association from bringing a separate cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction.Laws, 1996, ch. 400, § 10; brought forward, Laws, 1997, ch. 496, § 108, eff. 7/1/1997.
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