10-50-101. Civil action for violation--Civil penalty.

The attorney general may bring a civil action in circuit court for any violation of § 10-50-99. In a civil action, in addition to injunctive or any other relief, the court may impose a civil penalty, for a first violation of § 10-50-99, in the amount of one thousand dollars or five times the retail value of the cigarettes or tobacco products involved, whichever is greater. A subsequent violation of § 10-50-99 is punishable by a civil penalty of five thousand dollars or five times the retail value of the cigarettes or tobacco products involved, whichever is greater.