The Secretary may impose fines of five hundred dollars ($500) up to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation of the provisions of this chapter or its regulations. The fines provided in this section do not affect the rights of the consumers to initiate actions or claims for damages before a competent court.
History —Sept. 7, 2005, No. 111, § 8, renumbered as § 10 on June 19, 2008, No. 97, § 6.