Any person, partnership, or corporation wilfully violating any provision of Sections 83-9-1 through 83-9-21, or order of the commissioner made in accordance with said sections, shall forfeit to the people of the state a sum not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each such violation, which may be recovered by a civil action. The commissioner may also suspend or revoke the license of an insurer or agent for any such wilful violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 83-9-19
Penalty
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 836 F. Supp. 1280 - Pitts v. American National Insurance (1993)
Most recently applied in 836 F. Supp. 1280 - Pitts v. American National Insurance (November 1993)
Codes, 1942, § 5687-09; Laws, 1956, ch. 330, § 9, eff July 1, 1956.
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