§ 6309 — Penalties

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or of any regulation or order of the Department of Health or of the Insurance Department made pursuant thereto, any person who hinders or prevents the Department of Health or the Insurance Department in the discharge of any duty imposed on it by this chapter, any person who fraudulently procures or attempts to procure any benefit from any professional health service corporation holding a certificate of authority under this chapter, and any person who willfully makes any false statement in any proceeding or report under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $3,000 or to be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. Any act or default by any corporation, association, or common law trust, in violation of any provision of this chapter or of any regulation or order of either department made pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to be the act or default of the officers or directors who participated in authorizing or effecting such act or default or who knowingly permitted it.