§ 40-19-118 — Powers and functions of the commissioner; enforcement; penalties

Wyoming § 40-19-118

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 40: Trade and Commerce
• Ch. 19: CONSUMER RENTAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT ACT

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(a) Except as otherwise provided, the Wyoming
Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 through 16-3-115,
shall apply to and govern all administrative actions taken by
the commissioner pursuant to this act.
(b) The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations to
implement and administer this act.
(c) After notice and hearing, the commissioner may order a
merchant or a person acting on his behalf to cease and desist
from engaging in violations of this act. Any person aggrieved
by an order of the commissioner may obtain judicial review of
the order and the commissioner may obtain an order of the court
for enforcement of his order in the district court.
(d) The commissioner may bring a civil action to restrain
a merchant from violating the provisions of this act and for
other appropriate relief.
(e) Any merchant refusing or obstructing access to the
commissioner or his representative to any account, books,
records or papers, refusing to furnish any required information
or hindering a full examination or investigation of the
accounts, books, records or papers is guilty of a felony
punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars
($1,000.00), imprisonment for a period of not less than one (1)
year, or both.
(f) Any merchant who wrongfully fails or refuses to comply
with an order of the commissioner as may be provided under this
act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more
than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for each day the
order is not obeyed.