§ 66-58.7. Civil penalty.
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§ 66-58.7. Civil penalty.
The Secretary may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation against any certification authority that violates a provision of this Article or any rule promulgated thereunder. In determining the amount of a penalty under this section, the Secretary shall give due consideration to each of the following factors:
(1)The organizational size of the certification authority cited;
(2)The good faith of the certification authority cited;
(3)The gravity of the violation;
(4)The prior record of the violator in complying or failing to comply with this Article or a rule adopted pursuant to this Article; and
(5)The risk of harm caused by the violation.
Chapter 150B of the General Statutes governs the imposition of a civil penalty under this section. A civil penalty owed under this section may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Secretary or the Attorney General. (1998-127, s. 1.)