Violations of chapter; penalties.

It shall be unlawful for any person to violate this chapter. Any person required by this chapter to have a license or permit who shall do in this state any business of the nature described in this chapter without first obtaining such a license or permit as required of him or her by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or a term of imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both. Each day's violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense. All fines shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Postsecondary Education.

(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 87, p. 4299, §11; Acts 1980, No. 80-272, p. 349, §1; Act 2004-282, p. 388, §1; Act 2014-245, p. 785, §5.)