Any person damaged by a violation of Code Section 34-10-2 shall have the right to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the person or persons responsible for such violation.In any action commenced pursuant to this Code section, the plaintiff shall be entitledto recover actual damages, reasonable attorneys' fees, costs of litigation, and punitive damages where appropriate.
(Code 1981, §34-10-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1936, § 1.)