436.485. Violations, penalties.

Violations, penalties.

436.485. 1. Any person, including the officers, directors, partners,agents, or employees of such person, who shall knowingly and willfullyviolate or assist or enable any person to violate any provision of sections436.400 to 436.520 by incompetence, misconduct, gross negligence, fraud,misrepresentation, or dishonesty is guilty of a class C felony. Eachviolation of any provision of sections 436.400 to 436.520 constitutes aseparate offense and may be prosecuted individually. The attorney generalshall have concurrent jurisdiction with any local prosecutor to prosecuteunder this section.

2. Any violation of the provisions of sections 436.400 to 436.520shall constitute a violation of the provisions of section 407.020, RSMo.In any proceeding brought by the attorney general for a violation of theprovisions of sections 436.400 to 436.520, the court may order all reliefand penalties authorized under chapter 407, RSMo, and, in addition toimposing the penalties provided for in sections 436.400 to 436.520, orderthe revocation or suspension of the license or registration of a defendantseller, provider, or preneed agent.

(L. 2009 S.B. 1)