(a) Upon the hearing of an appeal from an order imposing any sanction upon a licensee in accordance with section 431:9A-112, the court may impose a fine of not more than $10,000 in lieu of the commissioner‘s action, and payment of that fine within ten days of the court’s order shall result in the acceptance of the licensee’s application or the reinstatement, restoration, or extension of that license if:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:9A-127

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Commissioner: means the insurance commissioner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:9A-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • License: means a document issued by the commissioner authorizing a person to act as an insurance producer for the lines of authority specified in the document. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:9A-102
  • Licensee: means any type of insurance producer or producer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:9A-102
(1) The court finds that the licensee violated the law; and
(2) The court deems the sanction imposed too severe a penalty under the facts as found.
(b) If the licensee has previously been sanctioned for a similar offense, the court shall not have jurisdiction to impose a fine in lieu of the commissioner’s action.

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