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a. No owner of a no-fault insurance medical clinic shall use, solicit, direct, hire or employ any runner.
b. No person shall act as a runner.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2006/011.
The commissioner shall promulgate any rules as may be necessary for the purposes of implementing and enforcing this chapter.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2006/011.
a. Any person who violates section 20-901 of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars for each violation; provided, however, that the commissioner shall issue a written warning in lieu of a civil penalty where the commissioner finds that such person violated such section due to his or her reasonable belief that the percentage of billings for no-fault motor vehicle insurance medical claims filed by his or her clinic or clinics was not at or above fifty percent during the preceding twelve months.
b. Any person who violates paragraph a of section 20-902 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than ten thousand dollars for each runner used, solicited, directed, hired or employed, or a term of imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both.
c. Any person who violates paragraph b of section 20-902 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than ten thousand dollars for each violation, or a term of imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both.
d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the imposition of any other penalty that may be imposed pursuant to any other law, rule or regulation.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2006/011.
The department shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. A proceeding to recover any civil penalty authorized pursuant to section 20-904 of this chapter shall be commenced by the service of a notice of violation returnable to the administrative tribunal of the department. The notice of violation or copy thereof when filled in and served shall constitute notice of the violation charged. The administrative tribunal shall have the power to render decisions and to impose the remedies and penalties provided for in section 20-904 of this chapter, in addition to any other remedies or penalties provided for the enforcement of such provisions under any other law including, but not limited to, civil or criminal actions or proceedings.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2006/011.