§ 26.1-25-18 — Penalties

Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
The commissioner may suspend the license of any advisory organization or insurer which
fails to comply with the order of the commissioner with the time limited by the order or any
extension thereof which the commissioner may grant. However, no right to suspend any license
exists until after the time for appeal from the order has expired, or if an appeal has been taken,
until the order has been affirmed, and no right of suspension exists if prompt compliance with
the order is made following the expiration of the time for appeal or the entry of a final order or
judgment of affirmance upon appeal. The commissioner may determine when a suspension
becomes effective and it remains in effect for the period fixed by the commissioner, unless the
commissioner modifies or rescinds the suspension, or until the order upon which the suspension
is based is modified, rescinded, or reversed.
A license may not be suspended or revoked except upon a written order of the
commissioner, stating the findings, made after a hearing held upon not less than ten days'
written notice to the person or organization specifying the alleged violation.