HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 12
CHILD CARE LICENSING REFORM ACT
39-1220. Operating without license misdemeanor. Any person or persons who operate a foster home, children’s agency, children’s therapeutic outdoor program or children’s residential care facility, within this state, without first obtaining a license as provided in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. However, in the event of an initial citation for violation of the provisions of this section, if a person makes the application required within thirty (30) days, the complaint shall be dismissed. The penalty for violation of the provisions of this section shall be three hundred dollars ($300) for each day of a continuing violation, which penalty shall accrue from thirty (30) days following the initial notice of violation in the event of a finding of violation.