32-2197.20. Civil penalty

A. Any developer who is subject to the jurisdiction of the department and who has violated any provision of this article or any rule or order adopted by the commissioner, who has deviated substantially from the provisions of a public report or who has engaged in any unlawful practices defined in section 44-1522 with respect to the sale or lease of timeshare interests may be assessed a civil penalty by the commissioner, after a hearing, in an amount of at least one thousand dollars and not more than five thousand dollars per infraction.

B. Actions to recover penalties pursuant to this section shall be brought by the attorney general in the name of this state in the superior court in the county in which the violation occurred or in a county in which the commissioner maintains an office.