§ 5121. The Governor and Disaster Emergencies. [repealed]

TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 5121. Civil Penalties. (a) Any person who violates the terms of an injunction issued under 4 CMC § 5107 shall forfeit and pay to the Commonwealth a civil penalty of not more than $10, 000 p er v i o l a t i o n . F or t h e p u r p oseso f t hi ssec t i o n, t h e C o mm o n w e a lt h co u r t i ss u in g aninj u n c t i o n s ha ll re t ainj u r i s d i c t i o n, an d t h ec a u ses ha ll b eco n t in u e d, an d in s u c h c a ses t h e A tt or n ey G e n er a l, a c t in g in t h e nam eo f t h e C o mm o n w e a lt h, ma y p e t i t i o n f orreco v eryo f c i v i lp e na lt i es . Wh ere t h eco n d u c t co n s t i t u t in g a v i o l a t i o ni so f a co n t in u in g na t u re, e a c h d a yo f s u c h co n d u c t i s a se p a r a t e an dd i s t in c t v i o l a t i o n . I n d e t er minin g an y am o u n t o f t h ec i v i lp e na lt y u n d er t hi s a r t i c l e, t h eco u r t s ha ll co n s i d er a ll re l e v an t c i rc u m s t an ces, in c l u d in g, b u t n o tl imi t e d t o, t h ee x t e n t o f t h e ha r m c a u se d b y t h eco n d u c t co n s t i t u t in g t h e v i o l a t i o n s, t h e na t u re an d p ers i s t e n ceo f t h eco n d u c t, t h e l e n g t h o f t im eo v er w hi c h t h eco n d u c t occ u rre d, an d t h e a sse t s, l iabi l i t i es an d n e tw or t h o f t h e p erso n, w h e t h ercor p or a t eor in d i v i d u a l . (b) A n y p erso n w h o v i o l a t es an y p ro v i s i o n o f t hi s a r t i c l es ha ll b e l iab l e f or a c i v i lp e na lt y n o tt oe x cee d$ 2,500 for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the Common- wealth by the Attorney General. (c) For the purposes of this section, a willful violation occurs when the party committing the violation knew or should have known that his or her conduct was a violation of 4 CMC § 5105. (d) Upon petition by the Attorney General, the court may, at its discretion, order the dissolution or suspension or forfeiture of franchise or corporate charter of any corporation which violates the terms of any injunction issued under 4 CMC § 5107. Source: 33 TTC § 363; amended by PL 6-46, § 13, modified.

Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission

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