In a civil action pursuant to section 44-1723, the container owner is entitled to recover as damages the greater of three times the amount of actual replacement cost of each container recovered or taken or one hundred dollars for each violation and ten dollars for each container. The prevailing party shall recover reasonable attorney fees, costs and other expenses incurred in the action.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 44-1724

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Container: means a bakery rack, bakery tray, dairy case, egg basket or merchandise pallet. See Arizona Laws 44-1721
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.