California Business and Professions Code 17537.4 – If the person making an offer subject to Section 17537 or to …
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If the person making an offer subject to Section 17537 or to subdivision (a) of Section 17537.1, or any employee, agent, or independent contractor employed or authorized by that person, violates any provision of Section 17537, 17537.1, or 17537.2, the recipient of the offer who is damaged by the violation may bring a civil action against the person making the offer for, and may be awarded, treble damages. The court may award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party.
(Added by renumbering Section 17537.2 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1529, Sec. 2.)
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 17537.4
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- person: includes any individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation. See California Business and Professions Code 17506
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15