Sec. 1. (a) A target, or a person aggrieved by a violation of:
(1) this article; or
(2) rules adopted under this article;
may bring an action in a court with jurisdiction.
(b) A person shall, not later than thirty (30) days after filing a complaint with a court in an action under subsection (a), mail or deliver a copy of the complaint to the office of the attorney general.
(c) A court may award reasonable attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and costs to a person who prevails in an action under subsection (a).
(d) A court may, in addition to fees, expenses, and costs under subsection (c), award any or all of the following to a complainant who prevails in an action under subsection (a):
(1) Declaratory or equitable relief.
(2) The greater of:
(A) actual damages; or
(B) liquidated damages for each complainant who prevails in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each demand letter that the complainant received.
(3) Punitive damages in the amount of the greater of:
(A) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); or
(B) three (3) times the amount of actual damages.
As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.149-2016, SEC.75.