Sec. 9. A person that is damaged by a credit services organization‘s violation of this chapter may:

(1) bring an action to recover the greater of two (2) times the amount of actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000) and attorney‘s fees; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-5-15-9

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • credit services organization: means a person that, with respect to the extension of credit by another person, sells, provides, performs, or represents that the person can or will sell, provide, or perform, in return for the payment of money or other valuable consideration, any of the following services:

    Indiana Code 24-5-15-2

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, or any other entity. See Indiana Code 24-5-15-4
(2) bring an action against the bond or irrevocable letter of credit required under section 8 of this chapter to recover an amount equal to the person’s actual damages.

As added by P.L.142-1990, SEC.1.