§ 75-83. Unlawful inducement; civil penalty.
§75‑83. Unlawful inducement; civil penalty.
It shall be unlawful toknowingly induce, or to knowingly attempt to induce, a violation of thisArticle, whether by otherwise lawful or unlawful means. In any action initiatedby the Attorney General, anyone found to have violated this provision shall besubject to the civil penalty applicable to the sales made in violation of thisArticle; or, if no sales were made, to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars($1,000). The clear proceeds of any civil penalties imposed in any actionsinitiated by the Attorney General under this section shall be remitted to theCivil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C‑457.2. (1985(Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 972, s. 1; 1998‑215, s. 102.)