Enforcement

COL10312014 CH. 12 ADMINISTRATION

(a)The Commissioner shall take any action necessary or appropriate to enforce this Article, and the rules adopted and orders issued hereunder. The Commissioner shall conduct investigations and examinations of service contract providers and administrators, or other persons, upon receipt of a consumer complaint. If a service contract provider has violated this Article, or rules or orders under this Article, the Commissioner shall issue an order:

(1)requiring a person to cease and desist from violating this Article, or rules or orders under this Article;

(2)prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale service contracts in violation of this Article until full remedy is afforded to comply with this Article; and

(3)imposing a civil penalty, at an amount not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the recourse afforded in §12204 of this Article for the purpose of affording remedy to comply with the provisions of this Article, on a person or any combination of the foregoing, as applicable.