(KAIR)--A Jefferson County roofer is banned from doing business in Kansas.

That word is delivered in a press release issued Tuesday by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Along with the ban, the release says Sonny Peterson, of Nortonville, has been ordered to repay two consumers after being found in violation of the Kansas consumer protection laws.

The release says Peterson, who did business as S&J Carpentry/Roofing and S&J Carpentry, is prohibited from operating as a roofing contractor in the state “until he properly registers with the attorney general's office, as required by law.”

A Jefferson County District Judge last week entered the injunction after Peterson's company failed to respond to a lawsuit filed by the attorney general in 2016.

The case had been on hold after Peterson filed for bankruptcy in 2017, with that case dismissed last week.

The Judge has ordered Peterson to pay a total of $13,400 in restitution to two Jefferson County consumers, as well as a civil penalty and the costs of the attorney general's investigation.

The release says the attorney general had alleged that Peterson was operating as a roofer despite having not properly registered with the state, and accepted payment to perform roofing services that he never delivered.