§ 66-58.7. Civil penalty.
§66‑58.7. Civil penalty.
The Secretary may assess acivil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violationagainst any certification authority that violates a provision of this Articleor any rule promulgated thereunder. In determining the amount of a penaltyunder this section, the Secretary shall give due consideration to each of thefollowing factors:
(1) The organizationalsize of the certification authority cited;
(2) The good faith ofthe certification authority cited;
(3) The gravity of theviolation;
(4) The prior record ofthe violator in complying or failing to comply with this Article or a ruleadopted pursuant to this Article; and
(5) The risk of harmcaused by the violation.
Chapter 150B of the GeneralStatutes governs the imposition of a civil penalty under this section. A civilpenalty owed under this section may be recovered in a civil action brought bythe Secretary or the Attorney General. (1998‑127, s. 1.)