The Council shall impose a civil penalty of up to $2,000 for each
violation of Minn. Stat. Ch. 340A, as it may be amended from time
to time, and of this chapter. Conviction of a violation in a court
of law is not required in order for the Council to impose the civil
penalty. A hearing under the Administrative Procedures Act, Minn.
Stat. §§ 14.57 to 14.69, as it may be amended from
time to time, is not required before the penalty is imposed, but the
Council shall hold a hearing on the proposed violation and the proposed
penalty and hear any person who wishes to speak. Nonpayment of the
penalty is grounds for suspension or revocation of the license. The
following is the minimum schedule of presumptive civil penalties which
must be imposed in addition to any suspension unless the license is
revoked:
(1) For the first violation within any three-year period: $500.
(2) For the second violation within any three-year period: $1,000.
(3) For the third and subsequent violations within any three-year period:
$2,000.