37-51-323. Penalties -- criminal -- civil. (1) Any individual acting as a broker or salesperson without a license or while his license is suspended or revoked or any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof by a district court of this state shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both. Upon conviction of a second or subsequent violation, the person shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.
     (2) In case any person in a civil action is found guilty of having received any money or the equivalent thereof as a fee, commission, compensation, or profit by or in consequence of a violation of any provision of this chapter, he shall in addition be liable to a penalty of not less than the amount of the sum of money so received and not more than three times the sum so received, as may be determined by the court, which penalty may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction by any person aggrieved.

     History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 250, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 261, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 541, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-1940; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 565, L. 1995.