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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 111. (1) The department may bring a civil action against a creditor or a person acting on behalf of the creditor to recover a civil penalty for willfully violating this article. If the court finds that the defendant has engaged in a course of repeated and willful violations of this article, the court may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). A civil penalty may not be imposed under this subsection:
(a) for violations of this article occurring more than two (2) years before the action is brought; or
(b) for making unconscionable agreements or engaging in a course of fraudulent or unconscionable conduct.
(2) If the department determines, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, that a person has violated this article, the department may, in addition to or instead of all other remedies available under this section, impose upon the person a civil penalty not greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation.
(3) If the department determines, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that a person has willfully violated this article, the department may, in addition to or instead of all other remedies available under this section, order restitution against the person subject to this article for a violation of this article.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 24. Trade Regulation § 24-4.4-3-111 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-24-trade-regulation/in-code-sect-24-4-4-3-111/
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