(a) Any person, insurer, organization, group, or association who fails to comply with a final order of the commissioner under this chapter shall be liable to the state in an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) but if the failure is willful he or she or it shall be liable to the state in an amount not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the failure. That penalty shall be in addition to any penalty arising under Section 1858.07. The commissioner shall collect the amount so payable and may bring an action in the name of the people of the State of California to enforce collection. These penalties may be in addition to any other penalties provided by law.
(b) A willful violation of this chapter by any person is a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 726, Sec. 4. Effective September 25, 1989.)
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