10VAC5-110-60: Enforcement

A. Failure to comply with any provision of Chapter 20 or this chapter may result in civil penalties, license revocation, the entry of a cease and desist order, or other appropriate enforcement action.

B. Pursuant to § 6.2-2021 of the Code of Virginia, a person shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for every violation of Chapter 20, which includes any violation of this chapter. Furthermore, if a person violates any provision of Chapter 20 or this chapter in connection with multiple debt management plans, the person shall be subject to a separate civil penalty for each debt management plan. For example, if a person provides five debt management plans and the person violates two provisions of this chapter in connection with each of the five debt management plans, there would be a total of 10 violations and the person would be subject to a maximum civil penalty of $10,000.