Section 41-125-15 - Administrative fines; corrective action plans(1)(a) If the licensing agency determines that a PPEC center is not in compliance with this chapter, or applicable rules, the licensing agency may request that the PPEC center submit a corrective action plan that demonstrates a good-faith effort to remedy each violation by a specific date, subject to the approval of the licensing agency.(b) The licensing agency may fine a PPEC center or employee found in violation of this chapter, or applicable rules, in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each violation. Such fine may not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in the aggregate.(c) The failure to correct a violation by the date set by the licensing agency, or the failure to comply with an approved corrective action plan, is a separate violation for each day that the failure continues, unless the licensing agency approves an extension to a specific date.(2) In determining if a fine is to be imposed and in fixing the amount of any fine, the licensing agency shall consider the following factors: (a) The gravity of the violation, including the probability that death or serious physical or emotional harm to a child will result or has resulted, the severity of the actual or potential harm, and the extent to which the provisions of the applicable statutes or rules were violated.(b) Actions taken by the owner or operator to correct violations.(c) Any previous violations.(d) The financial benefit to the PPEC center of committing or continuing the violation. Laws, 2012, ch. 524, § 8, eff. 5/18/2012.