Action; relief; civil penalty

Sec. 16. (a) If the attorney general has probable cause to believe a violation of this chapter has occurred, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state in connection with a violation of this chapter to seek: (1) appropriate injunctive or other equitable relief; (2) the costs and expenses of the suit, including reasonable attorney's fees and expert fees; and (3) a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). (b) If a violation of this chapter is committed intentionally, or constitutes a second or subsequent violation, the attorney general may bring a civil action to recover a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation, in addition to the relief provided in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2). (c) A civil penalty collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state general fund. As added by P.L.131-2026, SEC.2.