354.180. Administrative order, director to issue, when. - Missouri Statutes

Administrative order, director to issue, when.

354.180. 1. If the director determines that a person has engaged, isengaging in, or has taken a substantial step toward engaging in an act,practice or course of business constituting a violation of sections 354.010to 354.380 or a rule adopted or order issued pursuant thereto, or a personhas materially aided or is materially aiding an act, practice, omission, orcourse of business constituting a violation of sections 354.010 to 354.380or a rule adopted or order issued pursuant thereto, the director may issuesuch administrative orders as authorized under section 374.046, RSMo. Aviolation of these sections is a level two violation under section 374.049,RSMo, except for any violation of sections 354.320 and 354.350, which is alevel three violation.

2. If the director believes that a person has engaged, is engagingin, or has taken a substantial step toward engaging in an act, practice orcourse of business constituting a violation of sections 354.010 to 354.380or a rule adopted or order issued pursuant thereto, or that a person hasmaterially aided or is materially aiding an act, practice, omission, orcourse of business constituting a violation of sections 354.010 to 354.380or a rule adopted or order issued pursuant thereto, the director maymaintain a civil action for relief authorized under section 374.048, RSMo.A violation of these sections is a level two violation under section374.049, RSMo, except for any violation of sections 354.320 and 354.350,which is a level three violation.

(L. 1983 H.B. 127, A.L. 2007 S.B. 66)