(a) (1) The Commissioner may use the investigative and enforcement powers provided under §§ 2-113 through 2-116 of this article to enforce this subtitle. (2) In addition to the Commissioner, the Attorney General or the State's Attorney for the county in which a violation occurs may enforce the requirements of this subtitle and use the same investigative and enforcement powers applicable to the Commissioner under §§ 2-113 through 2-116 of this article. (b) A student financing product provided or acquired by a student financing company that is owed by a resident of the State shall be void and unenforceable if the Commissioner finds, after notice and a hearing, that a student financing company has knowingly violated this subtitle, at the time that the product was provided or acquired, by: (1) Failing to comply with any registration or reporting requirement; or (2) Furnishing inaccurate information to the Commissioner. (c) The Commissioner may order a person barred from acting as a stockholder, an officer, a director, a partner, an owner, or an employee of a student financing company for a term of 10 years or less if the person has: (1) Been found to have knowingly violated any provision of this subtitle or regulation adopted under this subtitle; and (2) Caused financial harm to a consumer.
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