11 CAR § 12-701 – Civil penalties

(a)
1. (1) Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, parent, guardian, or custodian who violates Arkansas Code § 11-6-101 et seq., or Arkansas Code § 11-12-101 et seq., or any rules issued thereunder, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation.
2. (2) Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) The amount of all civil penalties will be determined in accordance with 11 CAR § 12-702.
(c) In civil penalty cases, the Labor Standards Section of the Division of Labor shall notify the person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association charged with the violation or violations by certified and first-class mail of the following:
1. (1) The nature of the violation;
2. (2) The date or dates of the violation;
3. (3) The name of the child or names of the children;
4. (4) The amount of the civil penalty;
5. (5) That the civil penalty determination shall be final, unless within fifteen (15) days after receipt of this notice, the person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association charged with the violation or violations notifies the Director of the Division of Labor in writing that he or she contests the penalty; and
6. (6) The procedure for contesting a civil penalty as provided in 11 CAR § 12-703.
(d) If the person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association charged with the violation has not filed notice that he or she contests the civil penalty within fifteen (15) days after receiving notice in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, the penalty assessment by the Labor Standards Section becomes the final determination of the director.
(e) Notice of the civil penalty may also be delivered in the same manner as summons in civil cases.