(1) Any person who violates any provision of ORS 673.010 to 673.457, any rule adopted thereunder or any order of the Oregon Board of Accountancy shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty into the General Fund to be credited to the Oregon Board of Accountancy for its use in carrying out the provisions of this section. The civil penalty shall be in an amount determined by the board of not more than $5,000 for each offense.
(2) The board may impose a civil penalty as part of a cease and desist order issued under ORS 673.170 (7). The civil penalty may not exceed $5,000 per violation.
(3) The civil penalty may be recovered by the Attorney General in an action brought in the name of the State of Oregon in any court of appropriate jurisdiction or may be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745.
(4) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty provided by law. [1981 c.89 §15; 1985 c.605 §15; 1991 c.734 §69; 1999 c.322 §25; 1999 c.414 §1; 2005 c.39 §5]
(Oregon Board of Accountancy)
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