Source: http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/statute/036_000_0000_chapter/036_005_0000_article/036_005_0015b_section/036_005_0015b_k/
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 17:21:55+00:00

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36-515b. Civil penalty for violation of act; procedure. (a) Any person who violates any provision of the lodging inspection act or any rule and regulation adopted pursuant thereto, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, may incur a civil penalty imposed under subsection (b) in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation and, in the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation.
(b) The secretary, upon a finding that a person has violated any provision of the lodging inspection act or any rule and regulation adopted pursuant thereto, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act, may impose a civil penalty within the limits provided in this section upon such person, which civil penalty shall be in an amount to constitute an actual and substantial economic deterrent to the violation for which the civil penalty is assessed.
(c) Any party aggrieved by an order of the secretary made under this section may appeal such order to the district court in the manner provided by the Kansas judicial review act.
(d) Any penalty recovered pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.
History: L. 1982, ch. 181, § 5; L. 1985, ch. 140, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 107; L. 2008, ch. 84, § 17; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 52; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 10; July 1.

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 § 107
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 § 52
 § 10