Section 20-494. Penalties

a. Any person who, after notice and hearing shall
  be found guilty of violating any provision of this subchapter, shall  be
  punished  in accordance with the provisions of chapter one of this title
  and shall be subject to a penalty of not less than seven hundred dollars
  nor more than one thousand dollars for each violation provided  further,
  however,  that  any  such  person found guilty of having acted as a debt
  collection agency in violation of  section  20-490  of  this  subchapter
  shall  be  subject  to  an additional penalty of one hundred dollars for
  each instance in which contact is made with a consumer in  violation  of
  such section.
    b.  In  addition  to any other penalties, if a person is found to have
  committed repeated, multiple or persistent violations of  any  provision
  of  this  subchapter, such person may be responsible for the cost of the
  department's investigation.