[§485-27]  Additional civil penalties for securities violations committed against elders.  If a person commits a violation under this chapter and the violation is directed toward, targets, or is committed against a person who at the time of the violation is sixty-two years of age or older, a court, in addition to any other civil penalty, may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000 for each violation; provided that this section shall not apply to registered dealers for violations of 485-15(10). [L 2007, c 95, pt of §1]