§ 109. Penalties; civil actions. (a) Every violation of any provision\nof this chapter shall, unless the same constitutes a felony, be a\nmisdemeanor.\n (b) Every penalty imposed by this section shall be in addition to any\npenalty or forfeiture otherwise provided by law.\n (c) (1) If the superintendent finds after notice and hearing that any\nauthorized insurer, representative of the insurer, licensed insurance\nagent, licensed insurance broker, licensed adjuster, or any other person\nor entity licensed, certified, registered, or authorized pursuant to\nthis chapter, has willfully violated the provisions of this chapter or\nany regulation promulgated thereunder or with respect to accident and\nhealth insurance, any provision of titles one or two of division BB of\nthe Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260), as\nmay be amended from time-to-time, and any regulations promulgated\nthereunder, then the superintendent may order the person or entity to\npay to the people of this state a penalty in a sum not exceeding one\nthousand dollars for each offense.\n (2) Failure to pay such penalty within thirty days after the order,\nunless it is suspended by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction,\nshall constitute a further violation of the provisions of this chapter.\n (3) No penalty shall be imposed pursuant to this subsection if a\nmonetary penalty is otherwise provided in this chapter.\n (d) The superintendent may maintain a civil action in the name of the\npeople of the state to recover a judgment for a money penalty imposed by\nlaw for the violation of any provision of this chapter.\n
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