Section 23-112-314 - Civil penalty - Definition(a) If after request for alternative proceedings or notice and hearing the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission finds that any person not holding a license under this chapter is guilty of any violation of this chapter or rules promulgated thereunder, the commission shall have the power and authority to impose a monetary penalty upon the person not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.(b) Each day of violation of this chapter or of a rule shall constitute a separate violation subjecting the person to a separate civil penalty.(c) Unless the penalty assessed under this section is paid within fifteen (15) days following the date for an appeal from the order, the commission shall have the power to file suit in Pulaski County Circuit Court to obtain a judgment for the amount of the penalty not paid.(d)(1) Repeated violations by any person not holding a license under this chapter shall result in an increase in the penalty assessed by the commission.(2) The terms "second" and "subsequent" violation as used in this section mean a violation of the same nature as a previously remedied violation that occurs within five (5) years of the remedied violation by any person not holding a license under this chapter.(3) The commission shall have the power and authority to impose a penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a second violation, with the penalty increasing in increments of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each subsequent violation.Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2833, eff. 7/24/2019.Acts 1999, No. 1042, § 8; 2001, No. 1053, § 13.