Mississippi § 81-14-203 - Civil penalties; state savings banks.

§ 81-14-203. Civil penalties; state savings banks.

Except as otherwise provided in this article, any savings bank which is found to have violated any provision of this article may be ordered to pay a civil penalty not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). Any savings bank which is found to have violated or failed to comply with any cease and desist order issued under the authority of this article may be ordered to pay a civil penalty not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for each day that the violation or failure to comply continues. To enforce the provisions of this section, the commissioner is authorized to assess such penalty and to appear in a court of competent jurisdiction and to move the court to order payment of the penalty. Prior to the assessment of the penalty, a hearing shall be held by the commissioner. Nothing in this section shall prevent anyone damaged by a state savings bank from bringing a separate cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction.