{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-58.7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-58.7","heading":"Civil penalty.","body":"The Secretary may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation against any certification authority that violates a provision of this Article or any rule promulgated thereunder. In determining the amount of a penalty under this section, the Secretary shall give due consideration to each of the following factors:\n(1)\tThe organizational size of the certification authority cited;\n(2)\tThe good faith of the certification authority cited;\n(3)\tThe gravity of the violation;\n(4)\tThe prior record of the violator in complying or failing to comply with this Article or a rule adopted pursuant to this Article; and\n(5)\tThe risk of harm caused by the violation.\nChapter 150B of the General Statutes governs the imposition of a civil penalty under this section. A civil penalty owed under this section may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Secretary or the Attorney General. (1998-127, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 66. Commerce and Business.","Article 11A. Electronic Commerce in Government."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_66/GS_66-58.7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:52Z","sha256":"e50129e9f1188135ac71ed8824d7c90420bed42c350a7ed3286f848d86362f74","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-58.6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-58.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}