Any knowing violation of a person‘s rights under this article shall give him a cause of action for the greater of either one thousand dollars or three times the actual amount of damages. It is not a prerequisite to this action that the plaintiff suffer or be threatened with actual damages.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-516

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.