In a civil action pursuant to section 40-492, the utility may recover as damages three times the amount of actual damages. The prevailing party shall recover reasonable attorney fees, costs and other expenses.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 40-493

  • 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.
  • Utility: means any public service corporation, licensed cable television system or video service network, telephone line or telegraph line corporation or person engaged in the generation, transmission or delivery of electricity, gas, telephone, cable television, telegraph or water service, including this state or any political subdivision or agency of this state. See Arizona Laws 40-491
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