31A-44-604. Criminal and civil penalties.
(1) A person who knowingly violates this chapter or files materially false information with a registration application or renewal under this chapter is: guilty of a class B misdemeanor; and subject to revocation of the person's registration under this chapter.
(2) Subject to, if the department determines that a person is engaging in the business of being a continuing care provider in violation of this chapter, the department may: Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the person's registration under this chapter; issue a cease and desist order from committing any further violation; prohibit the person from continuing to engage in the business of being a continuing care provider; impose an administrative fine not greater than $1,000 per violation, except that the aggregate total of fines imposed under this chapter against a person in a calendar year may not exceed $30,000 for that calendar year; or take any combination of actions listed under this Subsection. (2)
(3) If the department revokes a registration, the department is not required to refund any portion of the provider's filing or renewal fee for the remainder of the period for which the fee is paid.