Section 3-9-4-20 - Settlement agreement to pay proposed civil penalty(a) Notwithstanding section 16 of this chapter, if a person is notified by the election division that the commission may assess a proposed civil penalty under this article against the person, the person may enter into an agreement with the election division to pay the proposed penalty and waive a hearing before the commission otherwise required under section 16 of this chapter.(b) An agreement entered into under this section must:(1) provide for the payment of the entire proposed civil penalty not later than the date of the execution of the agreement; and(2) be presented to the commission by the election division for ratification at the commission's next regularly scheduled meeting.As added by P.L. 221-2005, SEC.21.