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| | | An Act To Clarify the Superintendent of Insurance's |
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| | | Authority To Assess Civil Penalties |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §12-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 165, Pt. B, | | §1, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Civil penalty. Civil penalties may be assessed against | | any person who: |
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| | | A. Violates any provision of this Title, Title 24 or any | | other law enforced by the superintendent; |
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| | | B. Violates any rule lawfully adopted by the | | superintendent; or |
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| | | C. Violates any lawful order of the superintendent that has | | not been stayed by order of the superintendent or the | | Superior Court. |
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| | | The Superior Court, upon an action brought by the Attorney | | General, may assess a civil penalty of not less than $500 and not | | more than $5,000 for each violation in the case of an individual | | and not less than $2,000 and not more than $15,000 for each | | violation in the case of a corporation or other entity other than | | an individual, unless the applicable law specifies a different | | civil penalty. |
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