58-21-105. Penalties.
(a) Any surplus lines licensee who in this State represents or aids a nonadmitted domestic surplus lines insurer or a nonadmitted insurer in violation of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(b) In addition to any other penalty provided for in this section or otherwise provided by law, including any suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license, any person violating any provision of this Article shall be subject to a civil penalty, payment of restitution, or both, in accordance with G.S. 58-2-70. (1985, c. 688, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 450; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2018-120, s. 2.1(m).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 21 - Surplus Lines Act.
§ 58-21-2 - Relationship to other insurance laws.
§ 58-21-4 - Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act duties.
§ 58-21-5 - Purposes; necessity for regulation.
§ 58-21-15 - Placement of surplus lines insurance.
§ 58-21-16 - Streamlined application for commercial purchasers.
§ 58-21-17 - Placement with alien insurers.
§ 58-21-20 - Eligible surplus lines insurer required.
§ 58-21-21 - Nonadmitted domestic surplus lines insurer.
§ 58-21-22 - Limitation on amount of salary protection insurance.
§ 58-21-25 - Other nonadmitted insurers.
§ 58-21-30 - Withdrawal of eligibility from a surplus lines insurer.
§ 58-21-35 - Duty to file and retain reports.
§ 58-21-40 - Surplus lines regulatory support organization.
§ 58-21-45 - Evidence of the insurance; changes; penalty.
§ 58-21-50 - Duty to notify insured.
§ 58-21-55 - Valid surplus lines insurance.
§ 58-21-60 - Effect of payment to surplus lines licensee.
§ 58-21-65 - Licensing of surplus lines license.
§ 58-21-70 - Surplus lines licensees may accept business from other agents or brokers.
§ 58-21-75 - Records of surplus lines licensee.
§ 58-21-85 - Surplus lines tax.
§ 58-21-90 - Collection of tax.
§ 58-21-95 - Suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of surplus lines licensee's license.
§ 58-21-100 - Actions against surplus lines insurer; service of process.