New Hampshire Revised Statutes 91-C:4 – Penalties
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I. A person alleging a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, damages, or both. Damages awarded under this section may include one of the following, as appropriate:
(a) A sum of money not less than $2,500 to compensate for injury or loss caused by each violation of this chapter; or
(b) For an intentional violation of this chapter, a sum of money not to exceed $7,500.
II. A court, in rendering a judgment in the action brought under this chapter, may award all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorneys and witness fees, to the complainant in the action if the court determines that the award is appropriate.
(a) A sum of money not less than $2,500 to compensate for injury or loss caused by each violation of this chapter; or
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 91-C:4
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
(b) For an intentional violation of this chapter, a sum of money not to exceed $7,500.
II. A court, in rendering a judgment in the action brought under this chapter, may award all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorneys and witness fees, to the complainant in the action if the court determines that the award is appropriate.