- (a) Any person who operates a PEO without a license issued in accordance with this article is subject to the all of the injunctive, criminal, civil and administrative relief and criminal penalties as provided in article forty-four of this chapter for the unauthorized transaction of insurance.
- (b) In addition to the other investigative authority granted to the commissioner in this chapter, the insurance fraud unit created pursuant to the provisions of section eight, article forty-one of this chapter may investigate suspected violations of this article.