41-1237.01. Compliance orders; injunctive relief; civil penalties
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A. If the secretary of state has reasonable cause to believe that a person is violating any provision of this article, the secretary of state shall notify the attorney general and the attorney general may serve on the person an order requiring compliance with that provision. The order shall state with reasonable particularity the nature of the violation and shall require compliance within twenty days from the date of issuance of the order. The alleged violator has twenty days from the date of issuance of the order to request a hearing pursuant to chapter 6, article 10 of this title.
B. If a person does not request a hearing and fails to take corrective action within the time specified in the compliance order issued pursuant to subsection A of this section or if, after the hearing, the person fails to take corrective action in compliance with an order issued after the hearing within the time specified in the order, the attorney general shall issue an order assessing a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. The person alleged to have violated the compliance order has thirty days from the date of issuance of the order assessing the civil penalty to request a hearing pursuant to chapter 6, article 10 of this title.
C. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, any party aggrieved by a final order or decision of the attorney general may appeal to the superior court pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.