§ 23-92-412 - Penalties. - Arkansas Statutes

23-92-412. Penalties.

(a) Any person who engages in the business of a professional employer organization or acts as a professional employer organization without first procuring a license or who otherwise violates any of the provisions under this subchapter shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day that it engages in the business of providing professional employer services without a license.

(b) (1) Any person who violates any of the provisions under this subchapter or who violates any rules or regulations promulgated by the commissioner under this subchapter shall be liable for a civil penalty for each offense of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation.

(2) For any violation affecting two (2) or more employees covered by a professional employer organization agreement, the fine shall be multiplied by the number of employees affected by the violation.

(c) The Insurance Commissioner shall have the statutory power to enjoin or restrain by bringing an action in the Pulaski County Circuit Court against any person who engages in the business of or acts as a professional employer organization without having first procured a license for engaging in the business of a professional employer organization or acting as a professional employer organization.