TITLE 27
Insurance
CHAPTER 27-18
Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies
SECTION 27-18-46
§ 27-18-46 Penalties and remedies.
(a) Any person, firm, corporation, association or other legal entity who or
which shall violate the provisions of § 27-18-45 shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount of not more than
one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment for up to one year, or by both fine
and imprisonment.
(b) In addition to the criminal sanctions set forth in
subsection (a) of this section, any person, firm, corporation, association or
other legal entity who or which shall willfully or negligently violate any
provision of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty, to be assessed
by the insurance commissioner, in the maximum amount of five thousand dollars
($5,000) for each violation, and each violation shall constitute a separate and
distinct offense under this section.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1997, ch. 167, § 1.)
