Section 10826 Of Article 3. Regulation From California Insurance Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter,
or who violates any rule or order adopted or issued pursuant to this
chapter, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation, which
shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name
of the people of the state by the commissioner in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
(b) As applied to the civil penalties for acts in violation of
this chapter, the remedies provided by this article and by other
sections of this chapter are not exclusive, and may be sought and
employed in any combination to enforce this chapter.
(c) No action may be maintained to enforce any liability created
under article unless brought before the expiration of four years
after the act or transaction constituting the violation.
(d) The commissioner shall be able to recover the costs of
investigating an alleged violation of this chapter in which a
violation has been determined.