Sec. 1103.553. CIVIL PENALTY FOR FILING FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINT. (a) A certified or licensed appraiser who files against another certified or licensed appraiser a complaint that the board determines to be frivolous is liable for a civil penalty. (b) The amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section may not be less than $1,000 or more than $10,000. (c) At the request of the board, the attorney general or a district or county attorney may bring an action in district court to recover a civil penalty under this section. (d) A civil penalty recovered in an action brought under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.
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