TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS
§ 6939. Penalty. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person found by a court to be guilty of knowingly violating any of the provisions of this chapter or furnishing false, misleading or incomplete information to the Mayor-elect or his office with the intent to mislead, upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than ninety days or a fine of not more than $5,000 for each offense, or both; (b) The incumbent Mayor or designee shall be personally liable for violating 1 CMC § 6938 and the penalty shall be in a sum equal to the value to replace the property for the items that are not accounted for as listed in the inventory of fixed assets and capital goods as provided under 1 CMC § 6931(d). The civil penalty shall be assessed by a judge of the Commonwealth Superior Court and an action to enforce this penalty may be brought by the new Mayor. Source: PL 19-11 § 3(110) (Oct. 15, 2015), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed “section 109” and “section 102(d)” in subsection (b) to “1 CMC § 6938” and “1 CMC § 6931(d)” respectively, pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(c). The Commission changed a colon to a period in the section title, pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).