(a) Any person who violates a cease and desist order of the insurance commissioner under § 27-29-6 after it has become final, and while the order is in effect, shall, upon proof of the violation to the satisfaction of the court, forfeit and pay to the state a sum not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), which may be recovered in a civil action, except that, if the violation is found to be willful, the amount of the penalty shall be a sum not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). (b) Any person who violates a cease and desist order of the insurance commissioner under § 27-29-6 after it has become final, and while the order is in effect, may after notice and hearing and upon order of the commissioner, be subject at the discretion of the commissioner to suspension or revocation of the insurer’s license. History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 53, § 9; P.L. 1993, ch. 180, § 24.
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