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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9-A, § 11-120

Enforcement; penalties

Known as the Maine Consumer Credit Code

The act spans §§ 1–11 (208 sections).

PL 1991, c. 787 (NEW).

A merchant who violates this Article or any rule issued by the administrator is subject to the following:

1. After notice and hearing, a cease and desist order and order of restitution from the administrator;

2. A civil action, by the administrator through the Attorney General, after which a court, upon a finding of repeated or willful violations or of violation of an assurance of discontinuance, may assess a civil penalty of not more than $5,000; and

3. A civil action by an aggrieved consumer in which the consumer may recover actual damages or $250, whichever is greater, plus costs of the action and reasonable attorney's fees.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.