§ 20-522 Penalties.
AC § 20-522
The penalties imposed by this section shall be in addition to any other sanctions and orders which may be imposed by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter including but not limited to such sanctions and orders which may be imposed pursuant to section 20-105 of this code. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions a and b of section 20-106 of this code, the following penalties shall apply for violations of this subchapter: a.
1.Any person who violates the provisions of sections 20-496, 20-509, 20-515, paragraph two of subdivision b of section 20-518 or section 20-527 of this subchapter or any rules promulgated thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars or more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2.Any person who violates the provisions of sections 20-496, 20-509, 20-515, paragraph two of subdivision b of section 20-518 or section 20-527 of this subchapter or any rules promulgated thereunder who has been found guilty of a violation of any of such sections or such rules two times within the preceding twenty-four month period shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars or more than ten thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
3.A person who violates any provision of this subchapter or any of the rules promulgated thereunder and is not subject to the penalties imposed pursuant to paragraphs one or two of this subdivision shall be guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars or more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. For every subsequent violation of the same provision of this subchapter by the same licensee within a twenty-four month period, the fine shall increase between one hundred and five hundred dollars per violation.
4.Except as otherwise specifically provided in paragraphs one or two of this subdivision, there shall be no criminal penalties pursuant to this subdivision for a violation of the provisions of sections 20-518 and 20-519 of this subchapter or any rules promulgated thereunder. b.
