Administrative fine in lieu [of suspension, etc.].

In lieu of suspension, revocation or refusal to continue a license issued under this article the superintendent may levy an administrative fine upon the licensee in amount of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). In the order levying the fine, the superintendent shall specify the grounds therefor and the period, not to exceed sixty (60) days, within which the licensee shall pay. If at the end of payment period so allowed the licensee has not paid to the superintendent the amount of the fine, the license shall stand suspended, revoked or renewal refused, as the case may be, as at the end of the period and without further order.