20-456. Cease and desist order for defined or
prohibited practices; civil penalty
A. If after a hearing the director finds that the person charged has engaged or is
engaging in any act or practice defined in or prohibited under this article as an illegal
or unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice, the director
shall order the person to cease and desist from the proscribed acts or practices.
B. If the act or practice is a violation of section 20-443, 20-443.01, 20-444,
20-445, 20-446, 20-447, 20-448, 20-448.01, 20-448.02, 20-449, 20-451, 20-452 or 20-467 or
a general business practice of committing or performing acts or omissions proscribed by
sections 20-461 and 20-468 and 20-469, the director may also impose a civil penalty of
not more than one thousand dollars for each act or violation but not to exceed an
aggregate penalty of ten thousand dollars unless the person intentionally violates any
section enumerated in this subsection, in which case the director may impose a civil
penalty of up to five thousand dollars for each act or violation but not to exceed an
aggregate penalty of fifty thousand dollars in any six month period.
C. No order of the director pursuant to this section or order of a court to enforce
it, or holding of a hearing, may in any manner relieve or absolve any person affected by
the order or hearing from any other liability, penalty or forfeiture under law.
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