N.D. Cent. Code § 13-08-15

Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions

Section 13-08-15 - Violations - Cease and desist orders - Penalties

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person who willfully provides deferred presentment services without a license is guilty of a class C felony and any person who violates any other provisions of this chapter or any rule adopted to implement this chapter is guilty of an infraction. If the commissioner finds, whether without a hearing or after a hearing if a hearing is requested within twenty days of notice of an action by the commissioner under this section, that a person violated this chapter or any rule adopted to implement this chapter, the commissioner may do any one or more of the following:

1. Order the person to cease and desist violating this chapter or the rule.

2. Require the refund of any fees collected by the person in violation of this chapter.

3. Impose a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation upon a person or agency who willfully violates a law, rule, written agreement, or order under this chapter. An interested party may appeal the assessment of a civil money penalty under the provisions of chapter 28-32 by filing a written notice of appeal within twenty days after service of the assessment of civil money penalties. A civil money penalty collected under this section must be paid to the state treasurer and deposited in the financial institutions regulatory fund.

N.D.C.C. § 13-08-15