Sec. 18. (a) Any person who violates any licensing or registration provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order issued thereunder, or any term, condition, or limitation of any license or registration certificate issued thereunder, or commits any violation for which a license or registration certificate may be revoked under rules or regulations issued under this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty, to be imposed by the department, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). If any violation is a continuing one, each day of such violation shall constitute a separate violation for the purpose of computing the applicable civil penalty. The department shall have the power to compromise, mitigate, or remit such penalties.

     (b) Whenever the department proposes to subject a person to the imposition of a civil penalty under the provisions of this section, it shall issue an order in accordance with IC 4-21.5.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-19-12-18

  • Civil penalty: means any monetary penalty levied on a licensee or registrant because of violations of statutes, regulations, licenses, or registration certificates, but does not include criminal penalties. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
  • Department: means the Indiana department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, state agency other than the department, political subdivision of this state, any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing, but not including federal government agencies. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
  • Registration: means registration with the department in accordance with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
     (c) The department is authorized to institute a civil action to collect a penalty imposed pursuant to this section. The department shall have the exclusive power to compromise, mitigate, or remit such civil penalties as are referred to the department for collection.

     (d) All money collected from civil penalties under this section shall be deposited in the fire and building services fund established by IC 22-12-6-1.

As added by P.L.28-2022, SEC.2.