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(a) If any person is found to have violated any provision of this chapter, including unlawful practices related to charitable solicitations, and the violation is committed against an elder person or a person with a disability, in addition to any civil penalty otherwise set forth or imposed, the court may impose an additional civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation.
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(b) The civil penalties imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited with the Treasurer of State and placed into the Elder Person and Person with a Disability Victims Fund, a special fund created in the State Treasury and administered by the Attorney General for the investigation and prosecution of deceptive acts against an elder person or a person with a disability and for consumer education initiatives.
