33-29-707. Civil penalties.
(a) In addition to any disciplinary action taken with respect to a license, intern certificate or business entity registration, the board may impose a civil penalty upon any person who violates this act or a rule or order of the board. The penalty may be up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each violation and may include the board's costs and expenses for the investigation and prosecution and reasonable attorney's fees.
(b) The board shall notify the person accused of a violation in writing of the nature of the alleged violation. Upon receipt of a notice of violation the person receiving it shall pay the assessed civil penalty to the board within sixty (60) days or file an appeal to the board. The appeal shall be conducted as a contested case before a hearing examiner of the office of administrative hearings, who shall recommend a decision to the board.
(c) A civil penalty may be recovered in an action brought in the name of the board in the district court.
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