(1) Any person who violates ORS 726.040, 726.100, 726.110, 726.130, 726.270, 726.280, 726.285, 726.290, 726.300, 726.390, 726.400 or 726.410 or any rule adopted under ORS 726.260 or an order issued under ORS 726.440 shall forfeit a civil penalty in an amount determined by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services of not more than $2,500. The civil penalty forfeited shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited as provided in ORS 705.145. In addition, the director may revoke the license of any licensee who violates any such provision.
(2) The civil penalty may be recovered 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.
(3) In any court action with respect to a civil penalty, including judicial review under ORS 183.745, the court may review the penalty as to both liability and reasonableness of amount. [1975 c.544 §61; 1985 c.762 §143; 1991 c.734 §99; 2005 c.338 §29]
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