IC 37-5-8-3: Enforcement actions by attorney general; exception; civil penalty for violation of injunction; jurisdiction of court

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to a violation of IC 37-5-3-7(c)(4) by a person required to be licensed by the department of financial institutions. The attorney general may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this article. A court in which the action is brought may:

(1) issue an injunction;

(2) order a person to make restitution;

(3) order a person to reimburse the state for reasonable costs of the attorney general's investigation and prosecution of the violation of this article; and

(4) impose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation.

(b) A person who violates an injunction under this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation.

(c) The court that issues an injunction retains jurisdiction over a proceeding seeking the imposition of a civil penalty under this section.