25.8131.02001
Title.03000
Adopted by the Senate Industry and
Business Committee
Sixty-ninth
March 12, 2025
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Industry, Business and Labor Committee
(At the request of the Insurance Commissioner)
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 26.1-01-03.3 of the North Dakota Century
Code, relating to penalties for violation of the insurance title; and to provide a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 26.1-01-03.3 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
26.1-01-03.3. Penalty for violation of title.
1. Unless otherwise provided by law, a person who violates this title is subject, after
hearing by the commissioner, to payment of an administrative monetary penaltyfine of
up to ten thousand dollars for each violation.
2. In addition to or in lieu of a monetary fine, the commissioner , after a hearing, may
require restitution in the amount of direct financial loss be made to any person directly
harmed by a violation of this title . The commissioner may not determine or adjudicate
whether an obligation is owed under a policy or contract of insurance, or require a
person to pay a claim or an amount claimed owed under a policy or contract of
insurance.
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