6-2.7-103. Internet evidence - failure to release or preserve - civil penalty

6-2.7-103. Internet evidence - failure to release or preserve - civil penalty. (1) An internet access provider that fails to comply with the requirements in section 6-2.7-102 (1) or (2) shall be liable for payment of a civil penalty of up to two thousand five hundred dollars for each incidence of noncompliance; except that the internet access provider shall be liable for payment of up to ten thousand dollars for a third and subsequent incidence of noncompliance that occurs within a twelve-month period. The state attorney general is authorized to bring suit in a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of the provisions of this subsection (1).

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1) of this section, an internet access provider's failure to comply with the requirements specified in section 6-2.7-102 shall not result in further civil liability to the state.