Section 83-53-43 - Penalty for violation of final order; civil action to recover penalty

Any person who violates an order of the commissioner, after it has become final, and while such order is in effect, shall, upon proof thereof to the satisfaction of the court, forfeit and pay to the State of Mississippi a sum to be determined by the commissioner not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each violation, which if not paid may be recovered in a civil action instituted in the name of the commissioner in the circuit court in the county of the residence of such person who is a resident of the state. In the case of a nonresident, the action shall be brought in the Circuit Court of Hinds County.Laws, 1986, ch. 440, § 22, eff. 5/6/1986.