- It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity to fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
- Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of the violation, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
- Each day any such person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity continues in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
- Any action taken by any person accused or convicted of a crime or who enters a plea of guilty of a crime, or by a person or legal entity with whom any such person contracts as set forth in Section 99-38-5, whether by way of execution of a contract or agreement outside of this state, execution of a power of attorney, donation, creation of corporate entities, or otherwise, to defeat the purpose of this chapter shall be null and void as against the public policy of the state.
- In addition to such powers and duties of the Attorney General of this state as are otherwise authorized and prescribed by law, the Attorney General shall be authorized to bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the obligations of a contracting party to make payment to the Treasurer of such monies as are required to be paid to the Treasurer under the provisions of Section 99-38-5.
