California Insurance Code 1065.5 – If any person violates or fails to comply with any order of the …
If any person violates or fails to comply with any order of the commissioner or any part thereof which as to such person has become final and is still in effect, the commissioner may, after a hearing, notice of which shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 1065.1, at which it is determined that a violation of such order has been committed, further order that:
(a) Such person shall forfeit and pay to the State of California a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each and every day that such violation or failure to comply shall continue, but in no event to exceed a maximum amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000). Such liability shall be enforced in an action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by the commissioner in the name of the people of the State of California; and that
Terms Used In California Insurance Code 1065.5
- Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Insurance Code 19
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28
(b) Proceedings be commenced to revoke or suspend any license or certificate of authority held by such person under this code, in accordance with the procedures provided therefor.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1579.)