§ 69-vv. Civil penalties. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision
of law, with respect to violations of section sixty-nine-ss of this
article, the secretary of state is authorized, upon the complaint of any
person or on his or her own initiative, to investigate and prosecute
violations of the provisions of such section by persons not licensed
pursuant to this article and may impose a fine of up to one thousand
dollars for the first violation; two thousand dollars for a second such
violation; five thousand dollars for a third violation; and ten thousand
dollars for a fourth violation and each subsequent violation. The
attorney general, acting on behalf of the secretary of state, may
commence an action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction to
obtain a judgment against such unlicensed person in an amount equal to
that imposed as a fine.