Sec. 38. (a) A person who fails to comply with this chapter or fails to comply with any lawful order or ruling made by the department in the administration of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. If a person is fined for violating this section and fails to pay the fine within thirty (30) days after final judgment, the insurance commissioner shall suspend the license of the person to transact any form of insurance business in Indiana until the fine and costs incident to the final judgment are paid in full.

(b) The commissioner may, if the commissioner finds that any person or organization has violated this chapter, impose a penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each such violation but if the commissioner finds the violation is willful the commissioner may impose a penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each such violation. These penalties are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.

(c) For purposes of this section, any company using a rate for which the company has failed to file the rate, supplementary rate information, or supporting information, as required by this chapter, shall have committed a separate violation for each day such failure continues.

(d) The commissioner may suspend or revoke the license of the bureau or any company that fails to comply with an order of the commissioner within the time limit specified by such order, or any extension of time that the commissioner may grant.

(e) The commissioner may determine when a suspension of license becomes effective and it shall remain in effect for the period fixed by the commissioner, unless the commissioner modifies or rescinds such suspension, or until the order upon which such suspension is based is modified, rescinded, or reversed.

(f) No penalty shall be imposed and no license shall be suspended or revoked except on a written order of the commissioner, stating the commissioner's findings, made after a hearing.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.323, s.38. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2723; P.L.249-1989, SEC.17.