§ 50-6,109c — Violations, civil penalty; appeal

(a) Any scrap metal dealer who violates any of the provisions of the scrap metal theft reduction act, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, may incur a civil penalty imposed pursuant to subsection (b) in an amount not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 for each violation.
(b) The attorney general, upon a finding that a scrap metal dealer or any employee or agent thereof or any person or entity required to be registered as a scrap metal dealer has violated any of the provisions of the scrap metal theft reduction act may impose a civil penalty as provided in this subsection upon such scrap metal dealer.
(c) A civil penalty shall not be imposed pursuant to this section except upon the written order of the attorney general to the scrap metal dealer who is responsible for the violation. Such order is a final order for purposes of judicial review and shall state the violation, the penalty to be imposed and the right of such dealer to appeal as provided in the Kansas judicial review act.

Legislative History

L. 2015, ch. 96, § 3; L. 2017, ch. 76, § 5; L. 2018, ch. 79, § 4; L. 2019, ch. 66, § 3; L. 2019, ch. 66, § 4; July 1, 2020.