Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1310-C – Civil liability for willful noncompliance
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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).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1310-C
- Consumer: means an individual about whom a consumer report or an investigative consumer report has been prepared by a consumer reporting agency or an office of a consumer reporting agency. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1308
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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).