(A) A vendor of portable electronics, its employee, or its authorized representative who violates a provision of this chapter may after proper notice and an opportunity for a hearing be subject by the department to: (1) administrative penalties as provided in Section 38-2-10. However, administrative penalties shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars in the aggregate for violations of a similar nature; and (2) other penalties the department considers necessary and reasonable to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including: (a) suspending the privilege of transacting portable electronics insurance pursuant to this chapter at specific locations where a violation has occurred; (b) suspending or revoking the ability of an individual employee or authorized representative to act under the license; and (c) suspending or revoking the license of the vendor. HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 172, Section 1, eff January 1, 2013.
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