Any person who violates an order of the commissioner, after it has become final, and while such order is in effect, shall, upon proof thereof to the satisfaction of the court, forfeit and pay to the State of Mississippi a sum to be determined by the commissioner not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each violation, which if not paid may be recovered in a civil action instituted in the name of the commissioner in the circuit court in the county of the residence of such person who is a resident of the state. In the case of a nonresident, the action shall be brought in the Circuit Court of Hinds County.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 53 - Credit Life and Credit Disability Insurance
§ 83-53-1. Legislative purpose; construction
§ 83-53-5. Permissible forms of insurance
§ 83-53-7. Limitations on amount of insurance
§ 83-53-11. Reinsurance and retrocession agreements
§ 83-53-19. Reporting and settlement of claims; maintenance of claim files
§ 83-53-21. Freedom of debtor to procure insurance from any authorized company
§ 83-53-23. Reasonable insurance rates; prohibition against additional charges
§ 83-53-29. Promulgation of rules and regulations; requirement of information
§ 83-53-31. Issuance of cease and desist order; penalties
§ 83-53-33. Hearing relative to cease and desist order; costs; service of process
§ 83-53-35. Order, after hearing, as to findings, conclusions, and decision
§ 83-53-39. Effective dates of orders; stay of execution or enforcement
§ 83-53-41. Appeal from order which does not charge violation
§ 83-53-43. Penalty for violation of final order; civil action to recover penalty