§ 8-217. Civil penalty; injunction

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   (a) Civil penalty. --

   (1) The Attorney General may institute a civil action against a person who violates this part to recover for the State a civil penalty not exceeding $ 1,000 for each violation.

   (2) For the purposes of this subsection, each prohibited disclosure or use of a credit card number, payment device number, or holder's signature is an independent violation.

(b) Injunction. -- The Attorney General may seek an injunction in a civil action to prohibit a person who has engaged or is engaged in a violation of this part from engaging in the violation.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. CL, § 14-1405; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.

                    
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