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Utah Code § 7-27-301: Penalties.

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  1. Title 7 Financial Institutions Act
  2. Chapter 7-27 Commercial Financing Registration and Disclosure Act
  3. Part 7-27-3 Enforcement

(1) Subject to the requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, the department may:

(a) receive and act on complaints;

(b) take action designed to obtain voluntary compliance with this chapter; or

(c) commence administrative or judicial proceedings on the department's own initiative to enforce compliance with this chapter.

(2) A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of $500 per violation, not to exceed $20,000 for all violations arising from the use of the same transaction documentation or materials.

(3) A person who violates a provision of this chapter after receiving written notice of a prior violation is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 per violation, not to exceed $50,000 for all violations arising from the use of the same transaction documentation or materials.

(4) Nothing in this chapter creates a private right of action against any person based on failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(5) A violation of this chapter does not affect the enforceability of any underlying agreement.

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