§ 10-1430.9. Penalties and liabilities for certain violations.  


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  • In addition to any other penalties and liabilities provided in this act, any person who violates any of the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act, or any order or determination of the Department promulgated pursuant thereto, or who fails to perform any duty imposed upon such person by the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act, shall be subject to any of the following penalties and liabilities as authorized by the provisions of the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act:

    1.  License revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal;

    2.  Conditional license;

    3.  Transfer of residents;

    4.  Receivership;

    5.  Injunctive proceedings, including prohibiting the admission of new residents to the group home;

    6.  Civil fines;

    7.  Criminal penalties; and

    8.  Other remedies established by the Department of Human Services through rule-making authority.

Added by Laws 1987, c. 225, § 9, eff. July 1, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 155, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1996, c. 354, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.  Renumbered from § 1-818.9 of Title 63 by Laws 1996, c. 354, § 56, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.  Amended by Laws 2006, c. 137, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.