Washington § 48.160.070 - Commissioner's authority to enforce chapter — Rules.

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§ 48.160.070. Commissioner's authority to enforce chapter — Rules.

(1) The commissioner may, subject to chapter 48.04 RCW, take action that is necessary or appropriate to enforce this chapter and to protect guaranteed asset protection waiver holders in this state, which includes:
(a) Suspending, revoking, or refusing to issue the registration of a person or entity if the registrant fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or fails to comply with any proper order or rule of the commissioner; and
(b) After hearing or with the consent of the registrant, and in addition to or in lieu of the suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue any registration, imposing a penalty of not more than two thousand dollars for each violation of this chapter.
(2) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
[ 2009 c 334 s 8.]

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