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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Sec. 15. (a) The director shall enforce this chapter.
(b) The director may impose a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) but not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day of violation of this chapter. However, the total penalty for each violation may not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(c) A person aggrieved by a penalty imposed under this section may request a review under IC 4-21.5-3-7. If a request for a hearing is not filed within fifteen (15) days after the penalty is imposed, the determination of the director and the penalty is final.
(d) If the director determines that a housing with services establishment has had substantial and repeated violations of this chapter, the director may prohibit a housing with services establishment from using the term “assisted living” to describe the housing with services establishment's services and operations to the public.
(e) If the director determines that an operator or administrator of a housing with services establishment has intentionally violated this chapter or has made fraudulent and material misrepresentations to a resident, the director may request the attorney general to investigate and take appropriate action against the operator or administrator.
(f) Penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-10-15-15 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-12-human-services/in-code-sect-12-10-15-15/
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