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10 §1310-C. Civil liability for willful noncompliance

10 ME Rev Stat § 1310-C (2019) (N/A)
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§1310-C. Civil liability for willful noncompliance

A consumer reporting agency or user of information that willfully and knowingly fails to comply with a requirement imposed under this chapter with respect to a consumer is liable to that consumer for and the court may award an amount equal to the sum of:   [PL 2013, c. 228, §1 (NEW).]

1.  Actual damages.  Actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;

[PL 2013, c. 228, §1 (NEW).]

2.  Treble damages.  An amount equal to 3 times the actual damages according to subsection 1; and

[PL 2013, c. 228, §1 (NEW).]

3.  Costs and attorney's fees.  In the case of a successful action to enforce a liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.

[PL 2013, c. 228, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2013, c. 228, §1 (NEW).

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