Statute 65-2015: Civil fine for violation of podiatry act.
(a) The state board of healing arts, in addition to any other penalty
prescribed under the podiatry act, may assess a civil fine, after proper
notice and an opportunity to be heard, against a licensee for a violation
of the podiatry act in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for the first
violation, $10,000 for the second violation and $15,000 for the third
violation and for each subsequent violation. All fines assessed and
collected under this section shall be remitted to the state
treasurer in accordance with the provisions of
K.S.A. 75-4215, and
amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such
remittance, the state treasurer shall
deposit the
entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of
the state general fund.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the podiatry act.
History: L. 1988, ch. 246, § 6;
L. 2001, ch. 5, § 236; July 1.