§ 4.1-25-48 — Penalty for violation of chapter - Additional civil penalty - Failure to pay civil penalty

civil penalty.
A person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or order of the commissioner, for
which another criminal penalty is not specifically provided is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In
addition, a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars per day for each violation or
continuing violation may be imposed. The civil penalty may be imposed by the courts in a civil
proceeding or by the commissioner through an administrative hearing under chapter 28-32. If a
civil penalty is imposed by the commissioner through an administrative hearing and the civil
penalty is not paid, the commissioner may collect the civil penalty by a civil proceeding in any
appropriate court. The commissioner may suspend or revoke a license issued under this
chapter for failure to pay a civil penalty within thirty days after a final determination is made that
the civil penalty is owed. The commissioner may refuse to renew or issue a license if the
licensee or license applicant has repeatedly violated the provisions of this chapter or rules or
orders of the commissioner.