§481F-8 - Action for injunction and civil penalties.
[§481F-8] Action for injunction and civil
penalties. (a) Civil actions to enjoin violations of this chapter may be
prosecuted in circuit court by the attorney general, the office of consumer
protection, any county prosecuting attorney, or any person acting in the
person's own interest, or in the interest of the members of a corporation or
association, or in the interest of the general public.
(b) Any seller of print multiples who violates
section 481F-7(a) may be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor
more than $2,500 for each violation, or any seller of print multiples who
violates section 481F-7(b) may be liable for a civil penalty of not less than
$500 nor more than $10,000 for each violation, which may be recovered in a
civil action prosecuted by the attorney general, the office of consumer
protection, or any county prosecuting attorney.
(c) In civil actions brought under this
section by the attorney general, the office of consumer protection, or any
county prosecuting attorney, the court may include in its orders or judgments
such provisions as may be necessary to effect restitution in accordance with
section 487-14.
(d) Any action to enforce a cause of action
arising under this chapter shall be barred unless commenced within one year
after discovery of the violation upon which it is based and in no event more
than three years after the print was sold. [L 1986, c 194, pt of §2]