(1) Any person who violates ORS 696.603, 696.606 or 696.612 may be required by the Real Estate Commissioner to forfeit and pay to the General Fund of the State Treasury a civil penalty in an amount determined by the commissioner of:
(a) Not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the first violation of ORS 696.603, 696.606 or 696.612 or a rule adopted pursuant thereto; or
(b) Not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for the second and subsequent violations of ORS 696.603, 696.606 or 696.612 or a rule adopted pursuant thereto.
(2) In addition to the civil penalty set forth in subsection (1) of this section, any person who violates ORS 696.603 may be required by the commissioner to forfeit and pay to the General Fund of the State Treasury a civil penalty in an amount determined by the commissioner but not to exceed the amount by which such person profited from the transaction in violation of ORS 696.603.
(3) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745.
(4) The civil penalty provisions of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of other administrative sanctions. [1995 c.217 §10]
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