R70-201-4. Citation

The Commissioner or persons designated by the Commissioner, may enforce this rule by the issuance of a citation for violation, in order to secure subsequent payments of fines or the imposition of penalties:

The citation will include the following information:

(1) name, street address, city, state, zip-code, phone-number, and title or position of the person being given the order, or name, street-address, city, state, zip-code, phone-number of the business, organization, corporation, firm, limited liability company, etc., and the name and title or position of the person in the business or organization to whom the order is given.

(2) references to the statutes or rules violated,

(3) a brief statement to the findings of fact as determined by the division,

(4) a penalty or fine amount,

(5) the signature of the agency representative,

(6) a space or line for the signature of the person (a signature is not required if the person refuses),

(7) a statement to the effect that a person is allowed to request an administrative hearing if the person feels that a citation was not warranted.

Fine or penalty amounts will be set by the department or the division, under the direction of the commissioner, for amounts up to $5,000 per violation, or if the citation involves a criminal proceeding, the person may be found guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In accordance with Section 4-2-15, fine or penalty amounts shall be determined according to the following: PENALTY AMOUNTS: Citation per violation up to, but not to exceed $500; if not paid within 15 days, 2 times citation amount; if not paid within 30 days, 4 times citation amount.