Factors for determining amount of civil penalty; indemnification by creditor prohibited; deposit of civil penalties in financial institutions fund
Ind. Code § 37-2-7-22
in effectSec. 22. (a) The director or the department, as appropriate, shall consider the following factors in determining the amount of a civil penalty that should be assessed against a director or an officer under section 20(c)(3) of this chapter:
(1) The appropriateness of the civil penalty with respect to the financial resources and good faith of the individual charged.
(2) The gravity of the practice, violation, or breach.
(3) The history of previous practices, violations, or breaches.
(4) The economic benefit derived by the individual from the practice, violation, or breach.
(5) Other factors that justice requires.
(b) A creditor may not indemnify a director or an officer for a civil penalty imposed against the director or officer under this section.
(c) Civil penalties shall be deposited in the financial institutions fund established by IC 28-11-2-9.
[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 24-4.5-6-124.]
As added by P.L.115-2026, SEC.97.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/37Fetched: 10/17/2026