40-14-540. Willful violations.
(a) A person who makes a consumer loan and who willfully makes charges in excess of those permitted by the provisions of the article on loans (article 3) is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or to imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both.
(b) A person, other than a supervised financial organization, who willfully engages in the business of making consumer loans without a license in violation of W.S. 40-14-302 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or to imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both.
(c) A person who willfully engages in the business of making consumer credit sales, consumer leases, or consumer loans, or of taking assignments of rights against debtors arising therefrom and undertakes direct collection of payments or enforcement of these rights, without complying with the provisions of this act concerning notification (W.S. 40-14-631) or payment of fees (W.S. 40-14-632), is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).