(A) If the administrator believes, whether or not based upon an investigation conducted under Section 39-73-310, that a person has engaged or is about to engage in an act or a practice constituting a violation of this chapter or a related regulation, the administrator may:
(1) issue a cease and desist order;
(2) issue an order imposing a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for a single violation or one hundred thousand dollars for multiple violations in a single proceeding or a series of related proceedings; or
(3) initiate the actions specified in subsection (B).
(B) The administrator may institute one or more of the following actions in the appropriate courts of this State or in the appropriate courts of another state in addition to legal or equitable remedies otherwise available:
(1) a declaratory judgment;
(2) an action for a prohibitory or mandatory injunction to enjoin the violation and to ensure compliance with this chapter or a regulation or order of the administrator;
(3) an action for disgorgement;
(4) an action for appointment of a receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant's assets.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 68, Section 1, eff 200 days after approval (approved May 14, 1993); 1994 Act No. 327, Section 1, eff April 20, 1994.
Effect of Amendment
The 1994 amendment deleted provisions containing references to incorrect sections.
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