In determining the appropriate penalty amount against a licensed certification authority for violation of this chapter or Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325K, the secretary may consider the nature of the violation and the extent or magnitude of the severity of the violation, including:
the damages arising from the violation, including:
the nonfinancial consequences of the violation, including harm to any subscriber, relying party, or other person;
the nature of the violation, including whether it was continuing in nature, involved criminal conduct, or tended to significantly impair the reliability of any certificate or key pair;
the presence of any aggravating circumstances, including whether the violator:
intentionally committed the violation with knowledge that the conduct constituted a violation;
23 SR 1352
October 27, 2003
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes